Lighten-Up Alfredo Sauce
Recipe: #29
August 07, 2011
Categories: Sauce, Butter Sauces, Cheese, Italian, Gluten-Free Low Carbohydrate, Low Fat, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Cream Cheese, Milk, more
"Reduced fat but not flavor!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (80.7 g)
- Calories 116.6
- Total Fat - 7.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.7 g
- Cholesterol - 22.9 mg
- Sodium - 421.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 4.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 2.8 g
- Protein - 7.7 g
- Calcium - 256.9 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Step 2
Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently.
Step 3
Stir in flour, then gradually add milk stirring with a whisk; cook about 4 minutes or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.
Step 4
Add in Parmesan cheese, cream cheese, and salt, stirring with a whisk until cheeses melt.
Step 5
Season with black pepper to taste.
Step 6
Toss sauce with hot pasta, then serve immediately.
Tips
No special items needed.