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Pasta with Creamy Walnut Sauce

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May  5, 2014
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Pasta with Creamy Walnut Sauce
  • Serves 2
Author Notes

This recipe is a simplified version of the traditional Ligurian Walnut Sauce recipe. It has the stamp of approval from my Ligurian husband. ;-) —Flirty Foodie

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup blanched walnuts
  • 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 sprig fresh marjoram or thyme, leaves only
  • 1/4 cup cream
  • 6.5 ounces dried spaghetti or pasta of choice
  • salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Directions
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a strong boil. Add salt, followed by pasta. Cook pasta to package al dente time. Set aside about 1/3 cup pasta cooking water. Drain pasta.
  2. While pasta is cooking, finely chop walnuts and marjoram together in food processor (or with a knife if you prefer).
  3. In pot that previous held pasta (the residual heat should be all you need but if your pot is cold, heat it just slightly on low) add cream, nut mixture, and cheese. Mix in spaghetti and enough pasta cooking water to form a creamy sauce (you'll probably need only about 4-6 tbsp of pasta water). Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm and enjoy!
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3 Reviews

zoemetro U.
zoemetro U. May 17, 2014
My son and husband devour aglio e olio so I thought I would give this a try with thyme from our garden. It was divine and so simple. It will definitely go into our meatless Monday rotation.
 
Flirty F.
Flirty F. May 18, 2014
Hi Zoe! I'm super happy to hear you like it! Like a "aglio e olio" it's classic easy and delicious Italian food, all you need is great ingredients.
 
vvvanessa
vvvanessa May 5, 2014
Oh, yum!