What to Sprinkle Pasta With When You Don't Have Cheese: An Unexpected Alternative Ingredient That Will Make It Very Tasty

24.05.2024 07:21

Macaroni and cheese is a popular lunch.

The dish is very easy to prepare: just sprinkle the cooked pasta with grated cheese.

At the same time, the dish is quite appetizing and filling.

But what should a gourmet do if he realizes that due to the lack of one important ingredient he cannot prepare even this simple dish?

What to do in a situation when there is no cheese in the refrigerator?

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It turns out there is a way out. You can sprinkle pasta with something else.

It will be no less delicious. Moreover, the dish will be unusual.

An unexpected culinary idea was shared by the expert of the online publication Belnovosti in the field of cooking, chef, fourth-class baker Yulia Arkhipova .

What to Sprinkle Pasta with Instead of Cheese

Check the contents of the refrigerator. Is there a lemon? You're in luck!

Yes, at first the idea may seem strange: at first glance, pasta does not go well with citrus.

In fact, an interesting combination of flavors appears, which is appreciated by many sophisticated gourmets.

Sprinkle the pasta with grated lemon zest and mix the contents of the bowl thoroughly.

Oddly enough, lemon sourness will improve the taste of pasta. The dish will acquire originality.

In addition, the meal will be healthier: its calorie content will be much lower than that of macaroni and cheese, and the lunch will also be a source of a large number of vitamins and important microelements.

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Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Julia Arkhipova Expert: Julia ArkhipovaExpert / Belnovosti