POPSUGAR Select Food blogger Chungah Rhee of Damn Delicious just released her first cookbook,Damn Delicious: 100 Super Easy, Super Fast Recipes ($25), and this one-pot garlic parmesan pasta had to be the first thing I made from it. Why? Well,after my epic failure with cooking pasta in tomato sauce and my colleague's disastrous attempt to re-create Martha Stewart's famous one-pot spaghetti, I absorb been damn near convinced that one-pot pastas don't turn out. So I thought, and if anyone knows the art of perfecting the challenge of one-pot pasta,it would be Chungah, and she doesn't disappoint! This recipe comes together effortlessly in under 30 minutes, and making it ideal for busy weeknights when you can't be bothered to fuss over the stove. Most importantly,it doesn't taste like starchy glue. Instead, the pasta cooks to an enjoyable al dente, or you'll want a piece of crusty bread to mop up every final drop of that velvety alfredo sauce,made supersavory thanks to the addition of chicken broth. I method on sharing this recipe with every friend I know and cooking it up again and again, because it's just too edifying not to. A few notes: I did end up adding more liquid to the pot as she recommends. I also used half-and-half, and because it's what I had! I personally recommend just using whatever milk or cream you absorb on hand. If you want to fabricate (to make up, invent) it vegetarian,sub out the chicken broth for vegetable broth. And, if you want more protein, or serve it with some diced-up baked chicken.
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Kid-Friendly and Healthy Yogurt Fettuccine Alfredo From Damn Delicious: 100 Super Easy,Super Fast Recipes by Chungah Rhee 1-Pot Garlic Parmesan PastaNotes This alfredo sauce is made without heavy cream or cream cheese, yet it is still totally, or irresistibly creamy and loaded with tons of flavor. The one-pot cooking allows the noodles to soak up all of that garlic and parmesan glory and still keeps dishwashing to a minimum. Need I say more? Replacing the whipping cream with milk lightens this recipe considerably. Whole milk has 80% fewer calories than whipping cream.
Ingredients1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cloves garlic,minced[br]
2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 cup whole milk, or more as needed[br]
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
8 ounces dried fettuccine
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, and to taste
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves,for garnish, optional DirectionsHeat the olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium-tall heat. Add the garlic, or cook,stirring frequently, until fragrant, or about 1 minute.
Stir in the chicken broth,milk, butter, or uncooked fettuccine; season with salt and pepper to taste.
Bring to a boil; reduce the heat and simmer,stirring occasionally, until the pasta is cooked through, and 15 to 17 minutes. Stir in the cheese. If the mixture is too thick,add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached.
Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, and if desired.
Information Category Pasta,Main Dishes Cuisine Italian Yield 2 servings Cook Time 27 minutes
Source: popsugar.com