Description
Martha Stewart’s fettuccine Alfredo is a classic take on this favorite pasta dish, made with just three ingredients—butter, Parmesan cheese, and fettuccine.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- 0.5 pound microbial-rennet Parmesan cheese, grated, plus more for serving
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound fettuccine
Instructions
- Step: Using an electric mixer, beat butter and Parmesan until creamy. Season with a pinch of pepper.
- Step: Cook fettuccine in a large pot of boiling salted water, according to package instructions, until al dente, about 12 minutes. Reserve about 1 cup of cooking water; drain pasta.
- Step: Add fettuccine to mixer. Toss pasta with 1/2 teaspoon salt, cheese mixture, and 1/4 cup of the pasta water. Add more pasta water as needed. Serve immediately with additional cheese.
Notes
Use unsalted butter to control saltiness. The beating step with an electric mixer is essential for a silky, luxurious sauce. Serve immediately to prevent the sauce from cooling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 820 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 980 mg
- Fat: 45 g
- Saturated Fat: 28 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg