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Bowl of spaghetti tossed in jalapeño cream sauce
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Jalapeño Cream Sauce

A fresh spicy twist on alfredo sauce that goes great with smoked chicken tenders, or sausage!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Alfredo, Jalapeno, Pasta
Servings: 6 People
Calories: 312kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 Fresh Jalapeños Top and bottom cut off
  • 1½ C Heavy Whipping Cream Use milk or half and half to make this recipe a little lighter.
  • 5 tbsp Unsalted Butter DO NOT try to sub margarine.
  • ⅓ C Parmesan Cheese Grated
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper Ground

Instructions

  • Cut the stem and tip from the jalapeños.
    Fresh jalapeños and a measuring cup of heavy cream
  • Place peppers and butter in cream and simmer slowly for 30-45 minutes stirring occasionally and keeping temperature low enough not to boil or scald the cream.
    Jalapeños and butter steeping in cream in a saucepan
  • When peppers feel soft remove them from the cream. Discard or keep for garnish.
    Stirring jalapeño cream sauce in a saucepan
  • Bring cream and butter mixture up to a simmer and add Parmesan cheese and black pepper.
  • Whisk mixture as cheese melts in until mixture is smooth.
  • Reduce heat to low and serve over pasta.
    Jalapeño cream pasta in a white bowl

Nutrition

Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 45mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1214IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 1mg