5 Restaurant Quality Pasta Sauces in 15 Minutes

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Coconut milk provides creaminess with fewer calories.

ground meat

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are a protein-rich, budget-friendly alternative.

seafood

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a versatile, plant-based protein that absorbs flavors well.

Boil water for pasta in a large pot.

Heat a heavy bottom pot over medium heat.

Add 40 grams of olive oil to the pot.

Add 75 grams of minced shallots and 20 grams of minced garlic, along with a pinch of salt, and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add 30 to 40 grams of chopped calabrian chilies and 2 to 3 grams of chili flakes, and sauté for 2 minutes.

Add 1 can of tomato paste (170 grams) and fry it in the oil for 2 minutes.

Add 100 grams of vodka and simmer for 30 seconds until it evaporates.

Stir in 350 grams of heavy cream and bring to a simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes.

Cook 1 pound of fusili in salted boiling water until just past al dente.

Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining the pasta.

Combine the drained fusili with the sauce, adding 75 grams of butter and 50 to 75 grams of grated parmesan cheese off heat.

Stir to combine and adjust consistency with reserved pasta water if needed.

Serve in a bowl, topped with additional grated parmesan and cracked black pepper.

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