Reduced Fat Alfredo Sauce Recipes

SKINNY ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until golden, about 1 minute. Mix in flour and cook until you have a thick paste, about 1 minute. Whisk chicken broth in slowly until mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour in milk and whisk until smooth.
• Simmer mixture until thick, about 10 minutes. Add Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper; stir until cheese melts and sauce is smooth.

LOW FAT ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter until foaming. Stir in flour and continue stirring for 1-2 minutes until golden in color.
• Whisk in liqiuids, garlic, nutmeg,salt and pepper and continue whisking at a simmer until slightly thickened.
• Disgard garlic. stir in Parmesan and Romano. Stir until cheeses are incorporated.
• At this point you may remove from heat while you cook the pasta or continue with the recipe.
• Whisk the sauce until smooth and of desired consistancy. Adjust seasonings and add any other elements ( shrimp,chicken, scallions, broccoli etc) that you desire.
• NOTE: If adding heavily seasoned elements such as garlic shrimp be sure to make the sauce without the garlic, salt and pepper until you have finished the sauce. Then adjust the flavors at that point.

LOW-FAT ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the evaporated skimmed milk, 2 tablespoons grated nonfat Parmesan cheese, 3 teaspoons butter-flavored sprinkles and 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper.
• Stir well. Cook on med-low til sauce is heated through.
• Gently stir in 10 oz of cooked, drained fettuccine pasta.
• (Add a little more milk if it seems too dry.) Remove pot from heat and add the remaining 6 tablespoons grated nonfat Parmesan and toss.
• Garnish with scallions and parsley.
• Serve immediately.

REDUCED FAT ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• The key here is patience, add all ingredients gradually!
• Melt butter in sauce pan on stove top with medium heat.
• Gradually whisk in flour.
• This will create a yellow paste.
• Gradually add milk, whisking until incorporated and no lumps are present.
• Continue to whisk until hot.
• Usually 3-5 minutes.
• The longer you cook the base (without the cheese) the thicker the sauce will be.
• Add parmesan slowly, again whisking until incorporated.
• Add crushed garlic and pepper.
• Cook for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Remove from heat.

LOW-CAL FETTUCCINE ALFREDO

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and lemon zest and cook until the garlic is slightly soft, about 1 minute. Add in the flour and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and 3/4 teaspoon salt and cook, whisking constantly, until just thickened, about 3 minutes. Add the Neufchâtel and parmesan cheese; whisk until melted, about 1 minute. Stir in the chopped parsley.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the fettuccine and cook until al dente, 2 to 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain the pasta and return to the pot. Add the sauce and 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water to the pasta and gently toss to combine, adding more cooking water as needed to loosen. Season with salt. Divide among bowls and top with parmesan and pepper.

LOW FAT ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt Margarine over medium heat, add garlic and saute for 1 minute.
• Stir in Flour.
• Slowly add Milk and stir with wisk until blended.
• Stirring constantly, cook about 8 minutes or until thick.
• Stir in Cream Cheese and stir constantly for about 2 minutes.
• Add Parmesan Cheese and stir melted.
• Pour over your favorite pasta and enjoy.

EASY LOW-FAT ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat (do not burn or sauce will take on nutty flavor).
• With a whisk, mix in the cream cheese and whisk until completely combined. (At first it will seem like it won't combine, but keep stirring until it does).
• Add milk and flour and continue to whisk.
• Once it heats up and is smooth add parmesan cheese and salt and pepper and stir to combine.
• Let it sit for a few minute to thicken.
• Lower fat recipe. Follow directions above--it will be slightly thinner, but will thicken upon standing.

GUILT-FREE ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small skillet heat oil over medium heat; add in onion and saute for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned; add in the garlic and chili flakes the last 2 minutes of cooking (the onions must be lightly browned!).
• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan whisk/stir together milk, chicken broth, flour and black pepper over low heat until smooth, thickened and heated though.
• Add the the onion/garlic mixture to the prepared sauce; mix until heated through.
• Add/mix in Parmesan cheese and season with salt if desired.
• Serve over cooked pasta.