By ALIVIA RENTERIA
Ingredients:
- 1 white or yellow onion (Is there a difference?)*
- Green onions/chives (Again, different??)*
- Pasta*(1)
- Butter
- Grated parmesan*(2)
- Heavy whipping cream
- Seasonings*(3)
- Fresh parsley (Optional)
- Minced garlic
*Found at Beloit Downtown Farmer’s Market
Not found at Beloit Downtown Farmer’s Market
For this recipe, you will have to measure with your heart. Melt about a stick or more butter in the bottom of a large pot or pan (If you’re like me and forgot to buy butter, olive oil will work as a substitute). Cook diced or sliced onions in butter on medium heat for around 10 minutes or until onions begin to clarify. Add in chives, parsley, minced garlic, and your seasonings of choice and continue to cook until you believe in your soul that it’s time to move on, which usually takes about 3-5 minutes. When that’s done, pour in SOME of the heavy whipping cream. Too much cream will lead to soupy alfredo. After the vegetables and cream are well mixed, slowly stir in handfuls of grated parmesan. Don’t be stressed if the sauce doesn’t thicken up immediately, the parmesan takes time to cook into the sauce. The starch from the pasta will also help with that later down the road (4). Alternate melting in the cheese and adding splashes of whipping cream as needed. When the pasta is done and the sauce is cooked to your liking, add strained pasta into the sauce and fight off all the greedy floormates trying to steal your food.
Best seasoning mix for any Italian food ever:
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tbsp dried basil leaves
- 1 tbsp dried rosemary
- 1 tbsp cracked red pepper (optional)
Mix these seasonings together in a separate container, it makes a few weeks/months supply. Adjust amounts to fit your portion size if needed if you’re a flavor-hating coward.
Rating: 10/10 Delicious.
Roommates’ reviews:
“It lives in my dreams now” -Skylar Neveu’29
“The same as Skylar” -Keegan Dewitt’29
Footnotes:
(1)I bought the Amish-made egg noodles from Bushel & Peck, but there are plenty of other options sold in store and by market vendors. The vendor pasta tends to be more on the expensive side.
(2) Also found in Bushel & Peck if you’re willing to grate your own cheese. Or find yourself a big strong man like my roommate to do it for you.
(3) Make a wild guess where you can find these. I chose a mixture of garlic salt, onion powder, dried parsley,and cracked black pepper.
(4) You can add a cup of pasta water in to smoothen out the texture and simultaneously add some thickness.
Featured Graphic by Alivia Renteria’29
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