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Fettuccine Alfredo

August 27, 2009 by Louise

A pasta dish made from fettuccine pasta tossed with parmesan cheese and butter, Fettuccine Alfredo is a popular Italian dish which is very quick to make by following this easy recipe. Surprisingly, traditional Fettuccine Alfredo doesn’t contain mushrooms or ham but I’ve included it in the recipe as that is what we South Africans are used to! Feel free to leave these two ingredients out if you would rather keep it traditional.

Ingredients:

500g dried fettuccine
6 tbsp unsalted butter
150g sliced cooked ham
250g chopped portabellini mushrooms
1 cup cream
1 cup finely grated parmesan
Β½ tsp salt
ΒΌ tsp freshly ground black pepper
fresh parsley for garnishing

Method:
  1. Cook the fettuccine in a pot of rapidly boiling salted water until the pasta is al dente (not soft and mushy).
  2. While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Fry the mushrooms then add the cream and ham and bring to the boil.
  3. Cook until sauce has reduced, or for about five minutes, stirring gently.
  4. Remove from the heat.
  5. Place pasta in a serving dish, sprinkle with the parmesan cheese then pour the sauce over the pasta to melt the cheese.
  6. Gently mix the pasta and sauce together.
  7. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. Garnish with parsley and a little parmesan.

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  1. Nicole

    April 20, 2010 at 9:09 am

    i tried this with the ham and mushroom, also added some garlic and hubby loved it πŸ™‚

  2. Johan

    March 15, 2011 at 10:39 am

    I made it twice already. Quick and easy to make and very tasty. My wife agree.

  3. Gerda

    August 19, 2011 at 8:55 am

    Couldn’t believe how quick and easy it was to make supper that tastes like it came out of a restaurant!

  4. Renalle

    November 20, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    I made this twice, absolutely loved it. Substituted ham with spicy chicken, wow…divine πŸ™‚

  5. Doug

    December 19, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    Havent tried it yet. Question. What can I use in place of cream ?

    • Louise

      July 4, 2012 at 9:47 am

      Try full cream milk.

  6. kyle

    July 12, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    try blending the full cream milk to make it ticker

  7. Carl

    February 15, 2013 at 3:07 pm

    Alfredo is my wife’s favourite pasta sauce. I made this for her on Valentine’s day. Followed recipe exactly – turned out brilliantly, and I’m no cook. Thanks.

  8. Alfredo Fettuncine

    August 15, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    The best

  9. Waheeda

    September 3, 2013 at 7:31 pm

    My daughter loves sphegetti.. Made this instead of the bolgnaise. But substituted the ham with chicken. I have been asked 2 make it again… And soon! Thank u so much. Really appreciate πŸ™‚

  10. Letitia Bouwer

    September 30, 2015 at 8:06 am

    Greetings from Namibia! Really looking forward to making this tonight. Since I’m a bacon fanatic πŸ™‚ I might substitute the ham for bacon or add a little smoked ham cream-cheese to the sauce to make it more smoky smiles, however, will try it out first, as it seems creamy and delicious already.

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