real life test kitchen: cooking light fettucine alfredo with asparagus and smoked tuna

tunafettucine

The first thing you need to do is go out and find yourself a friend who likes to fish. We’re lucky that we have one, and he comes back from his Pacific excursions with so much extra, he gifts the entire office with smoked tuna and fresh salmon. I decided to add his latest gift to an old standby of mine, the fettucine alfredo from Cooking Light. It’s not nearly as heavy as regular alfredo, but with fresh parmesan and a little patience, it turns out just as delicious. I simply prepared the alfredo as directed and tossed the noodles with some steamed asparagus and chunks of smoked tuna for an incredible meal. While this was exceedingly delicious, any kind of smoked fish would work great — I’ve even had good results with the Hickory Smoked Tuna from StarKist! View a fettucine alfredo how-to video at Cooking Light, or see the spelled-out recipe here. –Mary T.

That looks good, my inner child wants to sprinkle potato chips on it just like mom’s ol tuna casserole.

Sarah

Or, fried onion crisps! This looks delicious.

This sounds truly fantastic! I’m begging my husband to make this soon!

This looks sooo good (is it weird that I’ve been craving Tuna Casserole lately???)

Marcy

i have not tried the additions, but the cooking light sauce is very good for having so much less fat.