Easiest Way to Make Speedy Alfredo Pasta

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, alfredo pasta. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Alfredo Pasta is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Alfredo Pasta is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook alfredo pasta using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Alfredo Pasta:

1. Make ready fettuccine or tagliatelle pasta
2. Take spinach
3. Make ready sun-dried tomatoes
4. Take grated Parmesan
5. Take raw cashews (soaked for at least 4h if you don’t have a high-powered blender)
6. Prepare lemon juice
7. Prepare garlic
8. Prepare chopped basil
9. Get olive oil
10. Make ready red pepper flakes
11. Get salt

Instructions to make Alfredo Pasta:

1. Soak the cashews at least 4 hours upfront if you don’t have a high-powered blender.
2. Cook the pasta until al dente (according to package instructions). Before draining the pasta reserve 1.3 cups of the pasta cooking water (for the sauce).
3. In a large pan, warm the olive oil, then added minced/pressed garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook for about 20 seconds, stirring constantly. Gradually add the spinach and cook until all of the spinach has wilted. Remove from the heat and set aside.
4. Drain the cashews and transfer to a blender. Add 0.6 cup of the reserved pasta cooking water, lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Blend until the sauce is completely smooth. If too thick, add more pasta cooking water to help.
5. In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes and the sauce. Mix until all of the pasta is lightly coated in sauce.
6. Before serving, sprinkle with Parmesan, fresh basil and a pinch of red pepper flakes (optional).

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