An easy and satisfying way to prepare one of everyone's favourite creamy Italian pasta dishes for dinner. Fresh fruit and yogurt to start off the meal keep the kids satisfied while dinner is being prepared!
Directions for: Alfredo Sauce on Pasta with Fruit Salad
Ingredients
2 cup chopped seasonal fruit (e.g. Mandarins. grapes, cantaloupe)
1 can fruit cocktail, unsweetened
French vanilla yogurt is nice on top (optional)
Water
lb(s) / 350 g linguine pasta
1 tsp olive oil
tsp dried basil leaves (optional)
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp butter
2 shallots
2 tsp fresh garlic (from a jar) or two finely minced cloves
1 Tbsp cornstarch
2 cup 10% cream
cup light Parmesan cheese
cup white wine
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 pinch Pinch of nutmeg
tsp salt
tsp fresh ground pepper
Directions
1. Slice or cube your favorite seasonal fruit and mix together with fruit cocktail in a small bowl.
2. Serve this to whoever is starving.
3. Fill a large stove-top pot with water.
4. Cover and bring to a boil.
5. Place pasta in boiling water and set timer for 10 minutes (or follow package directions).
6. When timer rings for pasta rinse in a colander under hot water.
7. Return to pasta pot and toss with a little olive oil and dried basil.
8. Cover and set aside.
When dinner is almost ready to be served9. Melt butter and oil together, in a medium size stove-top pan with lid, at medium heat.
10. Finely chop shallots adding to pan as you cut.
11. Add garlic and saut for a couple of minutes.
12. Remove pan from heat.
13. Whisk in cornstarch and gradually whisk in cream. Return pan to stove at med-low.
14. Add Parmesan cheese, white wine, mustard, and spice. Stir occasionally until thickened.
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