Lighthearted Fettuccine Alfredo

Submitted by GinnyP

"Easy and low fat to boot! : ) I don't remember where I got this recipe, but I have written down here with it: Per serving: 312 calories, 5g fat, 349 sodium, 64 mg cholesterol, 46 carbs, 19g protein, and 251 mg potassium."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb fettuccine or 1/2 lb spaghetti (I use gf pasta)
• 1 cup low fat cottage cheese
• 1⁄4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄4 cup low-fat milk
• 1 egg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley or 1/2 cup basil, chopped

directions

1. In a large pot of boiling water, cook fettuccine until tender but firm; drain and return to saucepan.
2. Meanwhile, in a food processor, process cottage cheese until smooth.
3. Add Parmesan cheese, milk, egg, nutmeg, and pepper; blend until smooth.
4. Pour into saucepan with hot cooked pasta; cook over medium heat for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
5. Sprinkle with parsley or basil.
6. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Julie Pravitz]

I was quite surprised that it was so creamy and tastey considering there is NO cream or butter! My husband loved it and it is a great alternative to the artery killing original.

 

[love4culinary]

This lowfat alfredo is fantastic, considering its low in fat! I only made one addition, and that was some garlic paste :-) I love garlic alfredo, so thats what I made. My sauce was a little too thick so I added just a tad more milk to it. It was so yummy! Definitely serve IMMEDIATELY!! :-) Thanks for the recipe Ginny! My family really enjoyed it!

 

[cewrdh]

This was soooo good. My husband thought this was better than full fat, regular alfredo. I did not use the egg (I'm funny about egg not cooking enough), but I did pour in some liquid margarine (I Cant Believe its Not Butter spray) I also added shrimp, peas and garlic powder. Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[Heavens Kitchen]

This fabulous recipe deserves many more stars than just five! I expected this recipe to be a decent version of alfredo, but like many lighter versions of heavy recipes, I was sure that this was going to be "missing something." NOT TRUE AT ALL! This is fantastic, and even better than some full fat versions of alfredo that I have tried. I used 1% cottage cheese and 2% milk, and I used 1/4 cup dried parsley instead of fresh, blending it in with the sauce. (I used a blender instead of a food processor.) I also added garlic powder, but I think fresh garlic blended in with the sauce would be great. Next time I would decrease the nutmeg to 1/8 tsp. Honestly, I thought I was going to have to add more parmesan cheese to the pasta, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that the 1/4 cup the recipe calls for was fine. My children loved this as well. In fact, at one point during dinner, my son said, "Why is it so quiet in here?" Our dinner table is never quiet, but it was quiet when I served this, because everyone was busy gobbling it up!

 

[JKRunning]

This is a lot of bang for your calorie buck. I did add some shrimp, mushrooms and diced tomatoes to the recipe. I will definately make this again.