Easy Low-Fat Alfredo Sauce
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- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 8 ounces cream cheese (best room temp)
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups whole milk (cream or half and half)
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
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lower fat version
- 1⁄2 cup butter (margarine just doesn't work)
- 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese
- 2 cups skim milk
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
directions
- 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.
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Reviews
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This is a delicious short cut to a good Alfredo. I am a retired certified chef, so iIput it together differently, I melted the butter and added the flour to make a frothy roux, then added the cream (used 1/2&1/2) to make a white sauce, THEN added the cream cheese and parmesan. This made melting the cream cheese easy. I seasoned with white pepper, granulated garlic and a tiny pinch of nutmeg. I used it to make a white pizza with spinach chicken and mushrooms very nice!
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This definitely lived up to the name - it was super easy; and even better, super tasty as well! I cut it down to 1/4 recipe (ended up with enough sauce for two servings as a side dish.) I used Neufchatel cheese and fat free half and half with 2 tsp flour for the 1/4 recipe. I went to make this and found my Parmesan cheese had molded so instead used a Dry Monterey Jack that is similar to Parmesan. This was a great way to use up some cream cheese and half and half that were sitting around. Thanks for sharing! [Made for Spring 2013 Pick A Chef]
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Absolutely wonderful!! I cut the recipe in half for DH and I and did add some crushed garlic but otherwise followed the instructions and wished that I made the full amount. Definately a keeper and going into my Favorites of 2013. Next time I think I will add some vegies, chicken or shrimp. Thank you for posting! Made for Spring PAC 2013. P.S. served this with chicken breasts using recipe#492760#492760 and recipe#491010#491010.
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