Lighter Alfredo Sauce Recipes

LIGHT ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add garlic and saute until golden brown.
• In a small saucepan, stir together milk, chicken broth, flour, salt and pepper over low heat until smooth and thick.
• Stir into garlic.
• Continue to cook over medium low heat, stirring frequently, until the sauce is thick.
• Stir in Parmesan cheese.

LIGHTER ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• on med-low heat sautee garlic in butter until softened and fragrant.
• turn down the heat and slowly add milk and half and half.
• stir in cheeses and flour.
• stir frequently to combine.
• when fully mixed turn up the heat a bit and continue stirring until sauce thickens.
• remove from heat and serve with pasta and your choice of anything else!

ALFREDO LIGHT

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and saute until golden brown.
• In a small saucepan, stir together milk, chicken broth, flour, salt and pepper over low heat until smooth and thick. Stir into onion mixture. Continue to cook over medium low heat, stirring frequently, until the sauce is thick. Stir in Parmesan cheese.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in boiling water. Add broccoli to the pasta for the last several minutes of cooking. Continue cooking until the pasta is al dente.
• Drain the pasta and vegetables, and transfer to a large bowl. Toss with sauce. Serve.

LOW-CAL FETTUCCINE ALFREDO

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and lemon zest and cook until the garlic is slightly soft, about 1 minute. Add in the flour and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and 3/4 teaspoon salt and cook, whisking constantly, until just thickened, about 3 minutes. Add the Neufchâtel and parmesan cheese; whisk until melted, about 1 minute. Stir in the chopped parsley.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the fettuccine and cook until al dente, 2 to 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain the pasta and return to the pot. Add the sauce and 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water to the pasta and gently toss to combine, adding more cooking water as needed to loosen. Season with salt. Divide among bowls and top with parmesan and pepper.

LIGHTER LEMON ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute olive oil, butter, garlic and red pepper flakes in small sauce pan over medium heat until garlic is slightly browned.
• Put milk, neufchatel cheese, and half of the Parmesan cheese in a food processor. Blend until creamy and add to pan, stir well. Next, add the chicken broth and lemon juice.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Just before serving, add the remaining parmesan and the mozzarella, stirring until melted and the sauce is well blended.
• Serve over hot cooked pasta as desired.

LIGHTER FETTUCCINI ALFREDO

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water cook fettuccini until al dente. Drain.
• Combine milk, cubed Neufchatel cheese, butter or margarine, garlic powder, onion powder, minced garlic, and salt. Stir until smooth. Stir in grated Parmesan cheese and cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until blended.
• Toss pasta with Alfredo sauce and serve warm.