Quick and Easy Fettuccine Alfredo for One
This Quick and Easy Fettuccine Alfredo for One can be made in less than twenty minutes and makes a fabulously cheesy lunch or dinner.
Servings 1
Calories 391kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ounces fettuccine noodles
- 1 tablespoon (14g) butter
- ⅓ cup half and half, milk, or heavy cream *
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- Pinch of dried parsley (optional)
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of pepper
- Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
- ½ ounce (2 Tbs to 1/4 cup )* shredded parmesan cheese for the smoothest sauce, use freshly grated parmesan
Instructions
- Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil and cook fettuccine according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- When your pasta is nearly finished cooking, in a small pot, melt butter. Stir in half and half/milk/cream, garlic powder, optional dried parsley, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Heat until steaming, just before it's ready to simmer. Turn heat to low and stir in parmesan.
- Continue to stir over low heat until parmesan is completely melted into the sauce. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Pour sauce over drained fettuccine noodles and toss. Allow the pasta to sit for 5 minutes to cool and sauce to thicken slightly.
- Garnish with fresh parsley if desired and enjoy!
Notes
*Half and half is my preferred choice here. Cream will give you the richest, thickest sauce, and milk will make a thin (but still delicious sauce). To make a rough half and half substitute, combine approximately 2 parts milk to one part cream (it doesn't have to be exact).
*1/2 ounce of parmesan will be between 2 tablespoons and 1/4 cup depending on how you grate it (2 tablespoons for a box grater/pre-shredded cheese, 1/4 cup using a microplane). Don't worry too much about getting the exact right amount of cheese. A little extra parm never hurt anyone.
Nutrition
Calories: 391kcal