Dinner for 6

Linguine Alfredo

Name: Linguine Alfredo
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 2 cups heavy cream; 4 cloves garlic; 1 cup romano cheese; 1 tsp dried parsley flakes; 1 tsp dried basil; salt and pepper; 1 lb linguine

$7.27for 430 minServes 6

Linguine is tossed with a creamy garlic, butter, and Romano cheese sauce seasoned with dried herbs.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
	Heavy cream, 17 oz$0.22/oz typical	17 oz	$3.65Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Parmesan, 3.5 oz$0.55/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.93Typical price
	Pasta, 16 oz$0.10/oz typical	16 oz	$1.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.91

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
6servings (the source says 8, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$1.82 per serving$7.27 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups heavy cream
4 cloves garlic
1 cup romano cheese
1 tsp dried parsley flakes
1 tsp dried basil
salt and pepper
1 lb linguine

Steps

Boil the linguine in salted water until tender, then drain and reserve one-half cup cooking water.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the garlic for 1 minute.
Add the cream and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in the Romano cheese, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper until smooth.
Toss the linguine with the sauce, adding cooking water as needed, and heat for 2 minutes.