recipe for non-tomato based pasta sauce?

1 pound dried linguini

1/2 pound butter room temp/softened

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

3 crushed cloves of garlic

1 tsp salt

pepper to taste

1/4 cup parsley

cook pasta per directions on box.

cream remaining ingredients to a pasta.

drain pasta when done and toss with butter. kind of like fettucini alfredo but without the cream.

here is a recipe for a bell pepper butter sauce that i love.

3 large red bell peppers

6T. butter

2T. chopped fresh basil

4T. milk

dash of Tabasco

Peel the peppers use a vegetable peeler and remove all the seeds. Put the pepper flesh in a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. Place the puree in a sauepan and add the butter, basil, milk, Tabasco, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer gently, stirring frequently, for 8-10 minutes. Toss with your favorite cooked pasta and garnish with parmesan cheese.

i hope this helps you out!

Pesto Cream Sauce

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

8 cloves garlic, sliced

1/2 cup butter

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups milk

1 pinch salt

1 pinch pepper

1 1/2 cups grated Romano cheese

1 cup prepared basil pesto

20 mushrooms, chopped

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until tender and translucent. Stir in garlic and butter, and saute until garlic is soft and fragrant, about 1 minute. Dissolve flour in milk, then stir in. Season with salt and pepper, and simmer 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add cheese, and stir until melted. Stir in pesto. Add mushrooms. Cook 4 minutes, or until heated through. Toss with pasta until evenly coated.

Carbonara is a classic and very good, a great substitute for the tomato based sauces.

Carbonara

1 pound spaghetti

1 tablespoon olive oil

8 slices bacon, diced

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

4 eggs

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

salt to taste

ground black pepper to taste

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti pasta until al dente. Drain well. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and set aside.

Meanwhile in a large skillet, cook chopped bacon until slightly crisp; remove and drain onto paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon fat; add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, and heat in reused large skillet. Add chopped onion, and cook over medium heat until onion is translucent. Add minced garlic, and cook 1 minute more. Return cooked bacon to pan; add cooked and drained spaghetti. Toss to coat and heat through, adding more olive oil if it seems dry or is sticking together. Add beaten eggs and cook, tossing constantly with tongs or large fork until eggs are barely set. Quickly add 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and toss again. Add salt and pepper to taste (remember that bacon and Parmesan are very salty).

Serve immediately with chopped parsley sprinkled on top, and extra Parmesan cheese at table.

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Alfredo Sauce

INGREDIENTS

3 tablespoons butter

8 fluid ounces heavy whipping cream

salt to taste

1 pinch ground nutmeg

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup grated Romano cheese

1 egg yolk

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add heavy cream, stirring constantly. Stir in salt, nutmeg, grated Parmesan cheese, and grated Romano cheese. Stir constantly until melted, then mix in egg yolk. Simmer over medium low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with additional grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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Pesto: Basil(can also use spinach/parsley or combination) Garlic(fresh 1 clove), lemon, salt, pepper, pinenuts/walnuts blend in food processor/ blender. Stream in extra virgin olive oil. Put in bowl and add parm cheese.

try looking up alfredo, pesto and I like creamy tomato sauce(just take reagular sauce and add cream to it...yum)

I would just search it on Yahoo.

Crazy family you have! But I think I can help=]

Alfredo-- http://www.recipezaar.com/22169

Alfredo (No Cream)-- http://www.recipezaar.com/128560

Pesto-- http://www.recipezaar.com/116412

Sweet Red Pepper-- http://www.recipezaar.com/27107

Happy Cooking!