Creamy herb pasta sauce
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Half-and-half |
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine -- cut |
| Into 8 chunks | ||
| ⅔ | cup | Parmesan, Asiago or Romano |
| Cheese -- freshly grated | ||
| ¾ | cup | Fresh herbs -- chopped |
| Salt and freshly ground | ||
| Pepper -- to taste | ||
Directions
Note: Fresh herbs can be any combination of parsely, chives, basil, mint and oregano.
1. Combine half-and-half and butter in a saucepan. Boil gently about 20 minutes, until mixture has reduced to 1-½ to 1-⅔ cups.
2. Remove pan from heat; whisk in cheese and herbs. Use immediately or cool to room temperature and refrigerate or freeze (see Timesaver Tip).
3. To serve: Cook 1-¼ to 1-⅓ pounds fresh or fresh-frozen fettucine, or 12 ounces dried, following package directions. Drain.
Toss with sauce.
Makes 2 cups (4 main dish or 6 appetizer servings).
* Timesaver Tip: Sauce can be made up to 6 hours ahead, covered and refrigerated, or it can be frozen. To freeze, spoon into a freezer container, cover, label, and freeze at 0 degrees F up to 2 months. To serve, defrost sauce 15 to 20 minutes in microwave oven on Defrost setting, stirring several times, or thaw in refrigerator 8 to 24 hours. Gently warm sauce in a saucepan or microwave oven on 50% power until warmed through, about 3 minutes, whisking frequently and vigorously to bring it to a creamy consistency.
Recipe By : the California Culinary Academy