Fettuccine Alfredo
Created by TeresaS on October 25, 2015
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 25m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #21472
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter (or 1 tablespoon margarine)
- 2 small garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 2/3 cups fat-free milk
- 2 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese
- 1 1/4 cups shredded Parmesan cheese (finely shredded, fresh, divided)
- 8 ounces fettuccine pasta (cooked without salt or fat)
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Fresh ground pepper
How to Make
-
Step 1: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. (this is where I would add the shrimp).
-
Step 2: Add garlic; saute' 1 minute.
-
Step 3: Stir in flour.
-
Step 4: Gradually add milk stirring with a whisk until blended. (I would add mushrooms here).
-
Step 5: Cook 8 minutes or until thick and bubbly, stirring constantly.
-
Step 6: Add cream cheese, cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
-
Step 7: Add 1 cup Parmesan cheese, stirring constantly until cheese melts.
-
Step 8: Pour over fettuccine; toss well to coat.
-
Step 9: Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, parsley, and pepper.
-
Step 10: Serve immediately.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (205.8 g)
- Calories 390.7
- Total Fat - 11.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.7 g
- Cholesterol - 31.4 mg
- Sodium - 370.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 53.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.4 g
- Sugars - 0.3 g
- Protein - 19.3 g
- Calcium - 507.4 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg