How To Cook An Easy Fettuccine Alfredo Dinner For Two

So creamy and delicious! This is also a great vegetarian dinner for a meat-free date night.

Here's what you'll need.

INGREDIENTS

1 lb fettuccine

kosher salt

1/2 stick butter

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/3 lb Parmesan cheese

olive oil

lemon

herbs for salad:

frisee or mixed greens

Italian parsley

optional: tarragon, chives

THE GAME PLAN

1. Boil water.

2. Prep sauce.

3. Prep herbs for salad.

4. Cook pasta.

5. Sauce pasta.

6. Finish salad.

7. EAT!

Add a small handful of kosher salt to a big pot of water and bring it to a boil.

While you're waiting for water to boil, combine 1/2 stick of butter and 1/2 cup of heavy cream in a saucepan and heat over low heat.

Grate 1 cup of Parmesan cheese.

Try to get real Parmesan (it will say Parmigiano-Reggiano on the rind) and grate it fresh, because that will taste better.

Wash and dry the herbs for the herb salad.

Clockwise from top left: frisee, tarragon, parsley, and chives. No need to chop them, except for the chives.

Once the water is boiling, add 1 lb of fettuccine and check the package to see how long it takes to cook.

Scoop out a cup full of pasta water before you drain the pasta.

Drain the pasta. Don't rinse it.

Add a teaspoon of kosher salt and the grated cheese to butter and cream and stir to combine.

Add noodles to butter and cream, and add pasta water until the sauce is creamy.

Toss the herbs with olive oil and a little kosher salt.

If you got a lemon, zest it over the pasta.