Fettuccine Alfredo Reinvented
Last night, my roommates and I made a delicious fettuccine alfredo. When my roommate shared this recipe with me, I was intrigued by the lack of pasta in the dish. She is allergic to gluten, so I was expecting some kind of gluten free pasta to be involved, but instead I got squash. That’s right. This recipe substitutes pasta with spaghetti squash. It’s brilliant and delicious and simple. I never would have thought of doing this on my own. Did I mention it’s also low calorie? You’ve got to try it!
Ingredients
1 large spaghetti squash
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon butter
8 oz reduced fat cream cheese
¾ cup almond milk
1/3 cup white wine
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Split your spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise and take out all the seeds. Drizzle olive oil evenly over each half of squash. Season with salt and pepper. Put the squash in the oven for an hour.
2. Sauté minced garlic and butter for about 3 minutes. Add in the cream cheese, almond milk, white wine, and parmesan cheese. Stir with a whisk until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. After an hour, pull out the squash. It should be tender enough to come apart with a fork. Scrape out the insides of the squash. The scrapings will look just like spaghetti. Add the spaghetti squash to your pot of sauce and enjoy!
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HISTORY OF ALFREDO DI LELIO CREATOR OF “FETTUCCINE ALL’ALFREDO”
We have the pleasure to tell you the history of our grandfather Alfredo Di Lelio, creator of “fettuccine all’Alfredo” (recipe in the world known).
Alfredo di Lelio opened the restaurant “Alfredo” in Rome in 1914 (in Via della Scrofa), after leaving his first restaurant run by his mother Angelina in Rose Square (Piazza disappeared in 1910 following the construction of the Galleria Colonna / Sordi). In this local spread the fame, first to Rome and then in the world, of “fettuccine all’Alfredo”.
In 1943, during the war, Di Lelio gave the local to his collaborators.
In 1950 Alfredo Di Lelio decided to reopen with his son Armando (Alfredo II) his restaurant in Piazza Augusto Imperatore n.30 “Il Vero Alfredo”, which is now managed by his nephews Alfredo (same name of grandfather) and Ines (the same name of his grandmother, wife of Alfredo Di Lelio, who were dedicated to the noodles).
In conclusion, the restaurant of Piazza Augusto Imperatore is following the family tradition of Alfredo Di Lelio and of his notes noodles (see also the site of “Il Vero Alfredo” http://www.alfredo-roma.it/).
We must clarify that other restaurants “Alfredo” in Rome and in Italy do not belong to the family tradition of “Il Vero Alfredo” of Piazza Augusto Imperatore in Rome.
We inform that the restaurant “Il Vero Alfredo” is in the registry of “Historic Shops of Excellence” of the City of Rome Capitale.
Best regards Alfredo e Ines Di Lelio