Low Fat Cheesy Pasta

Submitted by Quistis145

"I adapted this from a similar recipe on recipezaar to suit my low fat diet needs. This is a GREAT base recipe or even great on it's own! You can put virtually anything in this and it's fun to play around with the cheese too...sometimes i sue a parmesan and fontina blend to give it a little bit of a different flavor. I prefer to use Barilla Plus pasta for this. I love the lightness of this cheese sauce, it's a great alternative to Alfredo!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) box whole wheat penne
• 3⁄4 cup vegetable broth (chicken may also be used)
• 3⁄4 cup fat-free evaporated milk
• 1⁄3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1⁄2 tablespoon butter
• 3 teaspoons flour
• sea salt
• pepper

directions

1. Cook box of penne per package directions and keep warm.
2. Mince garlic and sauté in butter/olive oil blend until garlic is slightly golden.
3. Add broth and milk.
4. Add 3 tsp flour, salt/pepper to taste.
5. Simmer and stir constantly until sauce thickens.
6. Pour over warm pasta, coat and enjoy!
7. **You can put anything in this, chicken, broccoli, any vegetables -- play with it! Have fun with it!

Reviews

[JennyMidget]

We used this as the base for a tuna mornay and it was quite nice - good to come up with a lower calorie option. However, your instructions leave out when to put the cheese in!