I stole this recipe from my colleague and it’s so that good he couldn’t describe it, so he named it “the Christmas pasta”! it is a nice alternative to a plain white sauce.

Ingredients

1. Pasta of your choice
2. ¼ cup cream cheese
3. ½ cup milk
4. 1 egg yolk
5. 2 teaspoon of flour to thicken
6. 2 tablespoon butter
7. 2 tablespoon olive oil
8. ½ teaspoon nutmeg
9. salt and pepper to taste

 

Directions

1. Cook the pasta to your liking.
2. On low heat, add the butter and cream cheese into a saucepan and stir until melted and well mixed.
3.  In a cup, mix the milk and flour and pour into the saucepan, keep stirring at all times until it comes to a boil.
4. Stir in the egg yolk.
5. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper.
6. Add in the olive oil and stir.
7. Stir in the pasta, turn off the heat and let it simmer for about two minutes and then its done and ready to serve.
8. Serves 3.