Buttery Noodles with Cheese

This recipe was inspired by the Wikipedia article on Alfredo.

Ingredients

  • Dry linguine or Spaghetti (enough for 2 people)
  • 1 vegetarian bouillon cube
  • 1–2 pat(s) butter
  • Goat cheese (2 pats of butter worth)—Parmesan is an acceptable substitute
  • 3–5 cloves garlic (optional)
  • Herbs (e.g. basil, oregano, etc; optional)
  • Textured vegetable protein (optional)
  • 1 whole tomato (optional), diced
Buttery Noodles with Cheese

Photo: Yann Forget / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

Procedure

  1. Fill pot with enough water for 2 servings of linguine.
  2. Put pot over high heat, and add vegetarian bouillon cube.
  3. As soon as the water boils, add linguine and textured vegetable protein.
  4. When the linguine is done, pour out most of the water, so that there is approximately an inch left.
  5. Add butter, cheese, chopped tomato, and herbs.
  6. Crush in garlic cloves and add to pot
  7. Stir frequently until it is of desired thickness.