Poor Mans Alfredo Recipes

POOR MAN'S ALFREDO SAUCE AN ORIGINAL

Steps:

• 1. Warm 1 1/2 cup Milk in skillet just to low simmer. Mix Corn Starch in 1/2 cup Cold Water to make slurry, add to pan and stir. increase heat and stir until thickened, Corn Starch needs to come to rolling simmer or low boil to thicken. Then reduce heat to low simmer.
• 2. Add the Sour Cream and Cream Cheese if using. Add Butter. and remaining ingredients except salt and pepper. Stir to incorporate. Note: 2 tablespoons Olive Oil could be added in lieu of some of the butter.
• 3. Simmer for ten or fifteen minutes. Stir occasionally then taste. Parmesan is salty so should require very little additional salt. After sampling add salt and pepper to your taste.
• 4. This freezes well. If re-heating a little Milk may be used for the consistency of your liking.
• 5. The Topper -- I like cooked Shrimp or Scallops heaped on my Alfredo. Sauteed Chicken works also.

POOR MAN'S CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• 1. DICE AND SAUTE onions in large iron fry pan with EVOO REMOVE
• 2. CUBE AND SAUTE chicken breast using the same fry pan (adding additional EVOO, if necessary)
• 3. BOIL pasta to taste
• 4. MIX 2% milk and BOTH cans of cream of chicken soup to pot, stirring until clumps are gone and soup is hot
• 5. GENTLY MIX Together all ingredients, EXCEPT THE SOUP (I use my hands starting at the bottom of the bowl so as not to tear up pasta), in a 4 quart Anchor glass dish (optional): ADD the COOKED pasta, sauted onion, chicken, salt and pepper, parsley, Parmesan Cheese POUR hot soup back and forth accross the top.
• 6. Preheat oven to 325. Bake for 1/2 hour. Enjoy the fragrance of a country kitchen
• 7. OPTIONS: Add frozen peas for color and to satisfy veggie need. Serve with fresh baked biscuits