Fettuccine Alfredo (Cooking Light)

Submitted by Cookie16

"A healthier version of an unhealthy favorite."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 1⁄3 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1 1⁄4 cups grated fresh parmesan cheese, divided
• 2 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces fettuccine
• 2 teaspoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• black pepper

directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
3. Add garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring frequently.
4. Stir in flour.
5. Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk.
6. Cook 6 minutes or til thickened, stirring constantly.
7. Add 1 cup parmesan, cream cheese and salt. Stir with whisk while cheeses melt.
8. Toss with hot pasta, sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of parmesan and chopped parsley and pepper.
9. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[MichelaCH]

I've made this a bunch and my family loves it! I love it because it is sooo much healthier than the full fat version--you can feel good about eating it. Love making the adding broccoli to the pasta with this sauce--delicious and one of my daughter's favorite dinners.

 

[lisaonthegoco]

I was so hoping this would be great but mine turned out grainy and with only 1 cup of cheese it was too salty and too cheesy... Followed the recipe exactly, good volume not thin just not tasty.<br/>Used to just buy a jar and heat up so wanted more control of the ingredients, salt and fat . Grated cheese just wouldn't "melt" all the way... maybe a different cheese combination.

 

[lceckstrom]

This is my family's FAVORITE alfredo sauce! My husband rather eat this at home than go to a restaurant and eat a much more fattening version! I double the recipe if I'm feeding more than 4 people and use the leftovers as a homemade pizza sauce for later in the week. SO GOOD!

 

[ktkoenig]

excellent! classic favorite in our family.

 

[Couperine]

Strangely I felt it had too much cheese, and my sauce was a bit gritty with all the additional parmesan. There just wasn't enough smoothness for our preferences.