Wwltmomsalfredosaucemadelighter Recipes

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.

FETTUCCINE ALFREDO (LIGHTER VERSION)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, about 3 minutes. In a saucepan melt butter, add milk and then whisk in cornstarch over medium heat until lightly thickened. Add pasta to the saucepan and toss. Add light cream, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, nutmeg to taste. Toss and thicken more. Serve immediately.

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.

FETTUCCINE ALFREDO (FROM COOKING LIGHT)

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute 1 minute. Whisk in flour. Gradually add skim milk, stirring until blended. Cook, stirring constantly, 8 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in cream cheese; cook 2 minutes. Add 1 cup Parmesan, stirring constantly until melted.
• Pour sauce over hot cooked fettucine and toss to coat. Top with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan, chopped parsley, and pepper.

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!