Wwltmom S Alfredo Sauce Made Lighter Recipes

HEALTHIER QUICK AND EASY ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a non-stick saucepan over medium heat; melt cream cheese and garlic powder in butter, whisking Pour in milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan cheese and pepper until smooth.
• Remove from heat when sauce reaches a creamy and thick consistency, about 5 minutes.

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.

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.

ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium low heat. Add cream and simmer for 5 minutes, then add garlic and cheese and whisk quickly, heating through. Stir in parsley and serve.

WWLTMOM 'S ALFREDO SAUCE MADE LIGHTER

Steps:

• Blend cottage cheese with powdered milk until smooth.
• Combine milk, garlic and cottage cheese mixture in 1 1/2 quart saucepan. Heat until warm, but do not boil.
• Dissolve arrowroot in cold water. Stir or whisk the cold mixture into, milk mixture.
• Bring liquid to a simmer and simmer over low heat 5 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and whisk in parmesan cheese, salt and white pepper.
• Stir until just combined. Overstirring can make it thin again.
• Toss with hot pasta; sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.

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!

HOMEMADE ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Stir in cream cheese and garlic using a wire whisk until smooth, about 5 minutes. Add heavy cream a little at a time and whisk until smooth, cooking slow over medium-low heat, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper until blended. Adjust seasonings to taste. Remove from heat.

LIGHT ALFREDO SAUCE RECIPE WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together olive oil and seasoned salt. Add chicken pieces, and toss to coat.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• While water boils, spray a skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat. Cook seasoned chicken approximately 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Transfer cooked chicken to a plate, and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Wash the same skillet to use for the sauce. (Careful, it's hot!)
• While pasta cooks, melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk in garlic and flour.
• Pour in about 1/2 cup of milk, and whisk until smooth. When you see no more lumps, add another half cup of milk, and whisk until smooth again. Do this once more with the rest of the milk, and whisk until smooth and bubbling.
• Whisk in cream cheese until melted, and then stir in parmesan cheese. Reduce heat to medium-low, and stir very frequently until cheese is melted completely.
• Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces, and arrange on plates over cooked pasta. Spoon alfredo sauce over the chicken, and dinner is ready!