Light Alfredo Sauce
Fettuccine alfredo made with light alfredo sauce.
Light alfredo sauce. This has 1 tablespoon of butter where my usual alfredo sauce recipe calls for 8 tablespoons. This is still perfectly comforting deliciously hearty and oh so creamy. And yet it is still thick and creamy and full of flavour. Once you taste this light alfredo sauce you may never go back to the full fat version.
The winner of the skinny fettuccine alfredo sauce competition contained the following ingredients. Parmesan cheese gives it just the right zing. In a small saucepan stir together milk chicken broth flour salt and pepper over low heat until smooth and thick. Add sauteed onions and garlic and lightly cooked broccoli and you have a terrific dish.
So we all know the holidays can be pretty unforgiving when it comes to diet friendliness. A lighter version of alfredo sauce that thickens evaporated skim milk and chicken broth with flour before adding in parmesan cheese for flavor. Butter garlic flour chicken broth horizon organic 1 milk salt pepper and parmesan cheese. Add garlic and saute until golden brown.
The velvety sauce only uses a small amount of butter and milk instead of heavy cream but it s still wonderfully rich and creamy. It is perfect in this low fat alfredo sauce. This lightened 30 minute recipe shaves half the fat and roughly half the calories from the original version making a healthier fettuccine alfredo half the fat roughly half the calories ready in 30 minutes. I know for me it s easy to say well the holidays come just once a year.
As opposed to the fettuccine alfredo recipe from olive garden which clocks in at a whopping 1220 calories a serving one serving of this alfredo sauce clocks in at 141 calories and when combined with the fettuccine it is 450 calories a serving. So it is significantly healthier. And that s where this light alfredo sauce comes in. A serving of this light alfredo sauce has about 1 3 of the calories and 1 5 of the fat of a serving of regular alfredo sauce.
Whip up a delightful alfredo sauce with skim milk chicken broth and flour in place of heavy cream. Under 30 minutes 6 reviews. Not too shabby for a thick and creamy pasta. Extra virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic minced 2 cups skim milk 1 cup chicken broth 3 tbsp.
Making your alfredo sauce with cream cheese allows you skip the heavy cream and loads of butter. All purpose flour 1 2 tsp.