Fettuccine With Mascarpone and Basil

Name: Fettuccine With Mascarpone and Basil
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb fresh fettuccine; 3/4 cup heavy cream, room temperature; 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, room temperature; 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese; 2/3 cup packed fresh basil leaf, washed well, spun dry, and sliced thin; 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

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Recipe by evelynathens

Is your garden producing more basil than you know what to do with? Here's the simplest sauce ever to make good use of some of it. Nothing easier, and it's delicious.

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READY IN: 15mins

SERVES: 4-6

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

lb fresh fettuccine
³⁄₄

cup heavy cream, room temperature
¹⁄₂

cup mascarpone cheese, room temperature
¹⁄₂

cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
²⁄₃

cup packed fresh basil leaf, washed well, spun dry, and sliced thin
¹⁄₄

teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

DIRECTIONS

Boil pasta in plenty of boiling, salted water until al dente.
While it is boiling, rinse a heatproof serving bowl under hot water to warm it and dry bowl.
In warm bowl, whisk together cream, cheeses, basil, nutmeg, pepper and salt to taste.
Drain cooked pasta and add to bowl with the sauce.
Toss well.
Serve immediately.

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