Traditional Fettuccine Alfredo (Without Cream) Recipe-Simplest Guide Ever

Traditional Fettuccine Alfredo (Without Cream) contains fettuccine pasta, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, butter, and freshly cracked black pepper. Quickly make the creamy sauce in under 15 minutes!

Ingredient

– 1 lb Fettuccine pasta – 1 ½ cups fresh finely grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese  – ½ cup unsalted butter – Freshly ground black pepper to taste – salt

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Salt a large pot of boiling water. Check the pasta bag or box and set a timer to cook the fettuccine al dente. Divide butter into 6.

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Boil and salt a large pot of water. Frittuccine should be al dente (check the pasta bag or box and set a timer). Split the butter into six pieces.

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3

Reserve 1 cup of hot starchy pasta water before straining. You could carefully pour it into a measuring cup.

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4

Stir 1/2 cup (3-5 tablespoons) of hot pasta water into the platter with the butter to melt it. After the pasta is al dente, strain it and add it to the platter with the melted butter and pasta water. Use tongs to combine.

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5

Pasta with 3 more butter pieces and 1/2 cup of hot pasta water. Stir it with tongs until the butter melts and coats the pasta.

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6

Add Parmigiano and mix with butter sauce with tongs. Serve immediately with more freshly grated Parmigiano and the optional crack of freshly ground black pepper. Enjoy!

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