Golden Angel Hair Pasta

Cheese, Cream, Pasta, Saffron these are a few of my favorite things. This dish is so simple but focused on a few high quality ingredients. The angel hair pasta in golden cream sauce turns the mouth-feel of this dish to extremely creamy. It may look like an incomplete dish to some, but once you try it you will understand how complete it is with just a few ingredients. The Gruyere could be substituted for a similar firm white cheese, but the saffron threads must be in this! I realize it can be a pricey pantry bottle, but local mega-marts offer saffron for less than $25. It only takes a pinch of saffron, and most commercial bottles have enough for 10 servings of this recipe.

Golden Angel Hair Pasta

Ingredients-

3tbsp butter

½ cup heavy cream (half n half can be substituted)

1-2 pinches saffron threads

12 ounces(2 servings) angel hair pasta (cooked al dente)

3-4 ounces Gruyere(thinly shaved)

chopped parsley

salt and pepper

2 slices fresh bread

Melt butter in small sauce pan. Slowly add cream and whisk in on low heat. Bring to a simmer and kill the heat. Add saffron threads and steep 15 minutes. Return heat to low and whisk in Gruyere and continue whisking until combined. Add pasta to saute pan on lowest heat. Add the golden sauce and heat through so pasta absorbs some sauce (2-3 minutes) Season to taste. Serve with shaved Gruyere and chopped parsley, and your favorite bread sliced thick.