Spinach Veggie Alfredo
This is a guilty pleasure for a nice meatless night!
Alfredo sauce:
1/2 stick of butter
2 tbs flour
1 clove of garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 cup of grated parmesesan
1 cup of heavy cream
1 cup of half and half
In a medium sauce pan melt butter and stir in the flour. Cook over medium heat until the flour doesn't have a raw smell anymore. (if you don't know what that means, Smell the flour before you
cook it, if it smells like that, and not a nutty smell, then its still raw.) Add in the garlic and cook about a minute or until you really start smelling the garlic. Slowly pour in the cream and half and half. You will need to stir this constantly with a wisk until it thickens up a bit. Remove it from the heat and add in the salt pepper and cheese.
Pasta:
1 package of any type of pasta you like
2 cups of fresh spinach leaves cut into strips
1/2 a red onion sliced thinly
1/2 a red bell pepper sliced thinly
1 package of fresh mushrooms washed and sliced
1 package of cherry tomatoes cut in half
2 cloves of garlic
1 tbs of freshly diced basil leaves
1 small can of sliced black olives
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tbs of olive oil with more for garnish
In a large pot bring about 10 cups of salted (like the salty ocean) water to a boil. Add in the pasta and cook until aldente... about 8-10 minutes.
In a large skillet heat the oil over medium heat. Add in the sliced red onion, bell
pepper, and mushrooms. Cook until tender and soft. Add in the garlic, basil, and
tomatoes saute for about two minutes. add the spinach leaves in, the mushrooms
and tomatoes will have released enough juice to steam them. Cover the skillet
with a lid or round pizza pan. Let them steam for a few minutes. All you want
them to do is wilt not cook. Remove from the heat and toss with the alfredo
sauce and olives.
Alfredo sauce:
1/2 stick of butter
2 tbs flour
1 clove of garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 cup of grated parmesesan
1 cup of heavy cream
1 cup of half and half
In a medium sauce pan melt butter and stir in the flour. Cook over medium heat until the flour doesn't have a raw smell anymore. (if you don't know what that means, Smell the flour before you
cook it, if it smells like that, and not a nutty smell, then its still raw.) Add in the garlic and cook about a minute or until you really start smelling the garlic. Slowly pour in the cream and half and half. You will need to stir this constantly with a wisk until it thickens up a bit. Remove it from the heat and add in the salt pepper and cheese.
Pasta:
1 package of any type of pasta you like
2 cups of fresh spinach leaves cut into strips
1/2 a red onion sliced thinly
1/2 a red bell pepper sliced thinly
1 package of fresh mushrooms washed and sliced
1 package of cherry tomatoes cut in half
2 cloves of garlic
1 tbs of freshly diced basil leaves
1 small can of sliced black olives
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tbs of olive oil with more for garnish
In a large pot bring about 10 cups of salted (like the salty ocean) water to a boil. Add in the pasta and cook until aldente... about 8-10 minutes.
In a large skillet heat the oil over medium heat. Add in the sliced red onion, bell
pepper, and mushrooms. Cook until tender and soft. Add in the garlic, basil, and
tomatoes saute for about two minutes. add the spinach leaves in, the mushrooms
and tomatoes will have released enough juice to steam them. Cover the skillet
with a lid or round pizza pan. Let them steam for a few minutes. All you want
them to do is wilt not cook. Remove from the heat and toss with the alfredo
sauce and olives.