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Pasta Alfredo with Tilapia


This is one the easiest pasta dishes you can make at home. Just use fresh ingredients for this recipe and you will have a delicious dish.


Pasta Alfredo with Tilapia
Start with your favorite type of pasta. Personally for pasta Alfredo, I'll go either with fresh Fettuccine or fresh Linguine.

Pasta Alfredo with Tilapia
Cook pasta in boiling water and salt. Just 30 second before removing from the heat, add some fresh herb to boiling water. It will add a wonderful aroma and taste to your pasta.

Pasta Alfredo with Tilapia
Cook the fish as usual with some olive oil, salt and pepper.

Pasta Alfredo with Tilapia
To prepare the sauce, you just need to cook together some butter, flour, milk and Parmesan cheese. Combine the sauce and pasta. Serve with the cooked fish and off course a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.


Pasta Alfredo with Tilapia

Main Ingredients:

Pasta: 200-300 grams (Fettuccine or Linguine)
Tilapia Fillets: 2 (replace it with your favorite fish)
Parsley: 2 tbsp, fresh chopped
Fresh Lemon Juice: 1 tbsp
Olive Oil: 1 tbsp
Salt
Pepper


Sauce Ingredients:

Milk: 1 cup
Butter: 1.5 tbsp
Flour: 1 tbsp
Parmesan Cheese: 1 tbsp, grated
Salt
Pepper


Directions:

1- Sprinkle over fish fillets with some salt and pepper. Cook with olive oil on medium heat for 5 min each side or until golden.

2- Cook pasta in boiling water with some salt until al dente. Don't overcook it. Just before removing from heat, add chopped parsley and cook for 30 more seconds.

3- Meanwhile In a small saucepan, melt butter.

4- Blend flour into the melted butter and cook for 30 sec.

5- Slowly add milk, then salt, pepper and Parmesan stirring constantly until smooth and thickened.

6- Drain pasta and blend with the sauce.

7- Serve pasta with fish fillets and a squeeze of lemon juice. Grate some Parmesan cheese on top before serving.



Published on December 3, 2007
Last edited on March 18, 2009
Herbs & Spices in this Recipe:

Parsley
Parsley

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Servings
 
2
Easiness
 
Easy
Prep Time
 
10 min
Cook Time
 
15 min
Ready in
 
25 min
11 Ratings
 
Average rating: 4.47


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