Fettuccine Aged Gouda Alfredo With Asparagus Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place asparagus on a large baking sheet in one layer and season with salt. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the cheese sauce melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth and golden, about 2 minutes. Add half and half, mustard powder, and paprika; whisk for an additional 2 minutes. Add smoked Gouda cheese and whisk until cheese is melted and sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer asparagus to a serving tray and spoon cheese sauce on top.

Steps:

• Snap the tough ends off the asparagus and discard them. Cut the asparagus spears into 1-inch pieces. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the fettuccine until almost done, about 8 minutes. Add the asparagus; cook until it and the pasta are just done, about 4 minutes longer.
• Drain the pasta and asparagus. Toss with the butter, cream, nutmeg, salt, pepper and Parmesan. Serve with additional Parmesan.
• VARIATIONS.
• Fettuccine Alfredo: Eliminate the asparagus.
• Fettuccine Alfredo with Ham and Peas: Eliminate the asparagus. Add 1 cup frozen peas to the pasta during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Toss 1/4 pound of deli ham, cut into matchstick strips, with the remaining ingredients.
• Fettuccine Alfredo with Fresh Mixed Herbs: Eliminate the asparagus. Toss in 3 tablespoons of chopped fresh herbs, such as basil, parsley, and/or chives, at the end.
• Fettuccine Alfredo with Parsley and Sage: Eliminate the asparagus. Toss in 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley and 1/2 teaspoon dried sage at the end.
• Wine Recommendation: A forcefully acidic white wine is a natural with asparagus and will pierce the richness of the sauce. Try one of the sauvignon blancs from New Zealand or a vernaccia from Italy.

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together egg yolks, cream, cheese, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper to combine.
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta 2 minutes less than per package instructions. Add asparagus; cook until bright green and tender, about 2 minutes more. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water; drain.
• Return pasta and asparagus to pot along with egg mixture. Toss until well combined, adding a few tablespoons of pasta water at a time until sauce coats pasta. Add lemon juice; season to taste. Serve immediately, with more cheese, pepper, and lemon zest.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
• Cut off tough ends of asparagus spears. Cut each on the bias into 1-inch lengths. There should be about 1 1/2 cups. Rinse well and drain.
• Add the asparagus to the boiling water and cook about 2 minutes. Remove asparagus with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Drop the fettuccine into salted boiling water. Let cook to desired degree of doneness (cooking time will range from about 2 to 2 1/2 minutes for fresh pasta to 9 minutes or more for dried). Reserve 2 tablespoons cooking water. Drain the pasta.
• Heat the butter in the pot in which the pasta was cooked. Add the asparagus pieces and the fettuccine. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add the reserved 2 tablespoons of cooking water and basil. Toss to blend. Serve hot with Parmesan cheese on the side.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add asparagus spears, and saute until they are tender and bright green, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large platter, and top with Gouda. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cook fettuccine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the asparagus, onion and garlic in butter until tender. , Add the remaining ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and sauce is blended. Drain fettuccine; toss with asparagus mixture.

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium heat, toast pine nuts, stirring often, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook fettuccine until al dente, according to package instructions, adding asparagus during last 5 minutes of cooking. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water; drain.
• Return pasta, asparagus, and reserved pasta water to the pot. Toss with goat cheese, mustard, dill, and toasted pine nuts. Season with coarse salt and ground pepper.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently.
• Stir in flour.
• Gradually add milk, whisking continuously. Cook 6 minutes or until mixture thickens, whisking constantly.
• Add 1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, cream cheese and salt, whisking until cheeses melt.
• Meanwhile, cook the fettuccine in boiling, salted water until almost done, about 8 minutes.
• Add the asparagus to the pasta and water. Cook until the asparagus and pasta are done, about 4 minutes longer.
• Drain the pasta and asparagus, and toss with the cream sauce.
• Add freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and chopped parsley.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir in flour. Gradually add milk, whisking continuously. Cook 6 minutes or until mixture thickens, whisking constantly. Add 1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, cream cheese and salt, whisking until cheese melts.

Steps:

• Heat a medium-size nonstick saute pan.
• Remove from heat, and spray with vegetable oil spray.
• Add onion, and saute until limp--5-10 minutes.
• Add asparagus and garlic, cover the pan, and turn off the heat (the steam from the onion will steam the asparagus).
• In a large skillet, combine the dry milk and skim milk, and whisk until blended.
• Add flour, stir, and cook over med-high heat until thickened.
• In a small bowl, add 2 tablespoons of this sauce to the cream cheese, and stir until smooth.
• Return this mixture to the hot sauce.
• Add parmesan, and stir until melted.
• Keep hot.
• If the mixture gets too thick, thin it out with small amounts of skim milk.
• Cook fettucine according to package directions.
• Add hot pasta and garlic and vegetables to the sauce in the skillet.
• Stir and cook over medium-low heat until heated through.
• Serve garnished with chopped arugula.
• **NOTE**.
• To bake garlic, preheat oven to 350. Place a whole head of garlic in a small baking pan. Drizzle one tsp of olive oil over the head, add 1/4 cup of water to the pan.
• Bake, loosely covered for 45-60 minutes or until soft.
• The cloves will slide right out, and can ve mashed, chopped or served whole.