Ok, first of all, there is no such thing as heart-healthy fettuccine alfredo. But, this thing I just made is whole grain, low-sodium and effing delicious! it's high in fat, and you could probably play around with subbing nonfat greek yogurt for the creme fraiche and olive oil for the butter, but dude. this. oh god. ohhhh, this was good.
mmmm, guuuuuuh. (just now, i walked away from the computer to get the piece of bread i threw in the toaster and sop up all the leftover sauce with it.)
anyway, it was easy as 1-2-3, simple as doe-rae-me.
i boiled some unsalted (sigh) pasta water and threw in the package of fresh,whole wheat fettuccine i just got on sale at the farmers; market.
meanwhile, i threw into my serving dish a scant tablespoon of salted butter, cut into chunks and
then spooned around it 2 oz of creme fraiche. i sprinkled 2 teaspoons of plain old store-brand grated parmesan on top and cracked a bunch of pepper on there, too.
when the pasta was al dente (i used about 1/3 lb fresh, btw), i used my tongs to throw it right into the serving dish and then to toss it. i sprinkled another 2 teaspoons of parm on top.
i served mine with a salad made of cucumber and this amazing salad mix i bought at the downtown decatur green market today. seriously, it's worth 4
dollars, and it's worth the trip. i drizzled fresh lemon juice and a dash of olive oil on top, with some cracked pepper.
i also had this delightful glass of water, also graced by that most lovely of phallic vegetables.
by my calculations, this amazing food was only about 14% of my recommended daily value of sodium (about 335 mg). eff. yeah.
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