- When you're craving something creamy
and carby and delicious,
there's nothing better
than a big bowl of fettuccine Alfredo.
I'm gonna show you how
to make my favorite.
Can I just say this recipe is so easy.
The measurements are a
half a cup of butter,
a half a cup of cheese,
and a half a cup of cream.
This recipe, you could memorize it.
And while we're boiling our
pasta, we can start our sauce.
I'm gonna put this on medium low heat,
and I'm gonna add my
butter and my heavy cream
so they can start melting together.
Classic Italian Alfredo
was invented in Rome,
used only butter, Parmesan,
and some cooking liquid from the pasta,
but this is America,
and we like heavy cream.
And heavy cream just adds
another layer of richness
to this pasta.
Me an Chelsea are hungry, so
we're cooking the whole pound.
If you've ever seen me
cook pasta on this show,
you will know that I don't trust the box
to tell me when the pasta is done.
The box said 12 minutes.
I'm gonna set a timer for eight,
and we'll check it
then, see if it's ready.
If you can, splurge for
real Parm instead of
the pre-grated stuff at the grocery store.
That stuff has preservatives
that keep it from
melting in the container, but as a result,
it's kind of hard to melt
it when you're cooking it.
I don't like going too
crazy on the salt because
Parm has a good amount of salt already,
so I'm just gonna do a pinch.
I like a good amount of pepper.
Pepper kind of cuts through
the richness of the sauce.
It's non-negotiable in my opinion.
(mellow music)
(giggles) Sorry.
It's perfect.
So, this pasta water
that we saved will help
thicken the sauce,
and give it some more body
if we feel like it needs it.
Whoo!
Now we can add the noodles.
Time to toss.
And the sauce is looking luscious.
I'm just gonna add a
tad of this pasta water,
which has some starch from
the pasta that'll help
give the sauce even more body.
You know, it's not the best sound,
but
embrace the sound. (chuckles)
(upbeat music)
It is time to plate this up.
(upbeat music)
I'm gonna take a bite 'cause
I can't resist any longer.
What could make you happier than this?
Creamy, it's cheesy, it's
everything you could ever want.
Whoever you make this for is
gonna fall in love with you,
so be ready for that.
I don't really wanna
share this, but Chelse,
you can have some, 'cause I love you.
(upbeat music)
