Creamy Pasta Sauce with Fresh Herbs

Name: Creamy Pasta Sauce with Fresh Herbs
Yield: 2 cups sauce, enough for 1 pound angel hair pasta, 6 or more portions as a first course
Ingredients: Pinch of cayenne pepper; 1 cup finely chopped mixed fresh herbs [our favorite combination is basil, mint, watercress, Italian (flat-leaf) parsley, and chives]; ¼ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter; 1½ cups heavy cream; ½ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Preparation info

2 cups
sauce

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

This delicate sauce is perfect over angel hair pasta.

Ingredients

1½ cups heavy cream
4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter

Sauce
Spicy
Vegetarian

Method

Combine the cream, butter, salt, nutmeg, and cayenne in a heavy saucepan and simmer until the sauce is slightly reduced and thickened, 15 minutes.
Whisk in the fresh herbs and the cheese and simmer for another 5 minutes. Taste and correct the seasoning. Serve immediately.