Fettuccine With Cashew Cream

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup roasted cashews
• 1 1/4 cups water
• cooking spray
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups hot cooked fettuccine (about 8 ounces uncooked pasta)
• 1/4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 place cashews in a food processor, process until smooth (about 2 minutes) scraping sides of bowl once. with processor on, add water, process until smooth, scraping sides of bowl once.
• 2 place cashew cream in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. bring to a boil, stirring occasionally with a whisk. reduce heat, simmer 1 minute or until cream is thick.
• 3 heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. add garlic, saute 30 seconds. stir in cashew cream, pasta, cheese, pepper and salt; cook until thoroughly blended. yield: 4 servings at approximately 1 1/3 cups.