Lighten-Up Alfredo Sauce
Created by KittenCal on August 7, 2011
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 6m
- Recipe #29
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups 1% milk
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 tablespoon reduced-fat cream cheese (can use more)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (seasoned salt)
- Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
How to Make
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Step 1: Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
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Step 2: Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently.
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Step 3: Stir in flour, then gradually add milk stirring with a whisk; cook about 4 minutes or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.
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Step 4: Add in Parmesan cheese, cream cheese, and salt, stirring with a whisk until cheeses melt.
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Step 5: Season with black pepper to taste.
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Step 6: Toss sauce with hot pasta, then serve immediately.
Nutritional Facts
- 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