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

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $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

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.