A calorie-heavy pasta dish :)

Sometimes you just want to indulge, and this recipe is a great way to do that. Is there anything better than heavy cream, cheese, and pasta? The only way I can justify eating this is if I eat a big serving of veggies on the side to balance out all those calories - so that's just what I did!

Giada's Fettuccine Alfredo

Ingredients:

• 9 ounces fresh fettuccine
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cups grated Parmesan
  
• 1 teaspoons grated lemon zest
  
• Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
  
• Salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions:

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Drain.

Stir the cream and the lemon juice in a heavy large skillet to blend. Add the butter and cook over medium heat just until the butter melts, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Add the pasta and toss. Add the Parmesan to the cream sauce in the skillet. Add the lemon zest, nutmeg, salt, and white pepper. Toss the pasta mixture over low heat until the sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute.

Notes: I made this a little lighter by halving the butter, and using a little less heavy cream (only because I didn't have it, but it really wasn't missed).