Minggu, 19 Februari 2017

Italian Pasta Sauce Recipes without Tomato

It can be denied that some of us may like the fresh tomato to be eaten directly, but doesn’t like when the tomato is cooked. It is because the taste that is resulted from cooking is different than the fresh one. However, Italian pasta sauce recipes use tomatoes mostly for it. We can find the alternative by looking for Alfredo sauce recipes that avoids tomato as one of the ingredients. The creamy cheese will always be a good answer to go away from sauce that includes tomato.


Originally, pasta with Alfredo sauce is served in thick sauce. What will be the characteristic of Alfredo sauce are the cheese, pepper, salt, and the parsley on the dish. By adding vegetables, pasta with Alfredo sauce will be great Italian pasta sauce recipes because it consists more nutrition for health.

In this recipe, you will find that the food that is cooked will not have the heavy sauce as what we found in other Italian pasta sauce recipes. It is light and balance since this recipe also includes broccoli as one of the important ingredients. Broccoli contains of vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate which are a good source to improve energy. This recipe is good enough to let you avoid the sour taste that may come from other recipes that include tomato.

The Ingredients

The ingredients of this one of Italian pasta sauce recipes is for 8 servings. This recipe includes:

  1. 16 ounces of rotini pasta
  2. 4 boneless chicken breasts that is sliced thinly. It is better the chicken is skinless.
  3. 24 ounces of broccoli
  4. 2 tablespoon of olive oil
  5. 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter
  6. 4 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
  7. Kosher salt
  8. Black pepper
  9. 1 ½ cup of chicken broth 
  10. 1 ½ cup of milk
  11. ½ cup of grated Parmesan cheese
  12. ½ cup of heavy cream
  13. ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
  14. 4 tablespoons of chopped parsley leaves

The Instructions

To cook pasta with cheese sauce as one of Italian pasta sauce recipes, you need to prepare the pasta to be cooked. It is better to cook the pasta by following the package instructions. Cook the pasta using the salted water in the large pot. In the exact 2 minutes, add the broccoli. After that, drain the pasta and the broccoli. Then, prepare the large skillet on over medium high heat. Pour the olive oil on the large skillet and season the chicken breast with salt and pepper. Dice the chicken breast when it is already cool.

Still using the skillet on the over medium heat, melt the butter. After it is melted, whisk it in the flour in 1 minute. Whisk it until it is lightly browned. Add the chicken broth and the milk to the whisk. Cook the whisk for 3 until 4 minutes. Stir it with heavy cream and garlic until it seems a little thick for 2 minutes. After that, stir it in the parmesan for 1 minute until it is combined well. If it looks thick, add the milk. When it is done, stir the mixture to the pasta, broccoli, and chicken. Pour it gently, and add the salt and pepper for the taste. Garnish the dish with parsley. This food as one of Italian pasta sauce recipes is finally ready to be served.

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