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Healthier Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce
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"This alfredo is great just a little lighter than before. Not as rich but still so tasty. Great when served with whole wheat noodles."
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Ingredients
10 m servings 385 calsOriginal recipe yields 4 servings
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- Melt butter in a non-stick saucepan over medium heat; melt cream cheese and garlic powder in butter, whisking Pour in milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan cheese and pepper until smooth.
- Remove from heat when sauce reaches a creamy and thick consistency, about 5 minutes.
Footnotes
- Editor's Notes:
- This sauce will thicken rapidly as it cooks - thin with additional milk if cooked for too long.
- This recipe is a healthier version of Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 385 calories; 24.5 g fat; 12.1 g carbohydrates; 28.9 g protein; 75 mg cholesterol; 1089 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
12/31/2012
Pretty good! Was going to make homemade pasta to serve with this, but ran out of time so put it with spaghetti. I couldn't get this to thicken much, so I added more cheese and hoped it would w...
Most helpful critical review
2/3/2013
It was rather bland, but since I had more sauce than pasta, I made more pasta and added garlic salt & oregano to the remaining sauce and it was very good. Next time I will forgo the garlic powde...
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12/31/2012
Pretty good! Was going to make homemade pasta to serve with this, but ran out of time so put it with spaghetti. I couldn't get this to thicken much, so I added more cheese and hoped it would w...
7/2/2013
I use a variation of this that I found on this site, and have for years and years. I use fat free cream cheese, and throw in a dollop of fat free sour cream, but I cut the butter to almost nil. ...
4/9/2013
I have used this recipe for quite a while. I use neufchatel cheese instead of fat free cream cheese and "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" instead of butter. I also add 2 cloves of freshly minc...
2/3/2013
It was rather bland, but since I had more sauce than pasta, I made more pasta and added garlic salt & oregano to the remaining sauce and it was very good. Next time I will forgo the garlic powde...
1/24/2014
My husband, who normally refuses to eat anything that's a "healthier" version, liked this. I only added 3 Tblsp of butter because that's all I had. And after reading other comments, I only use...
9/11/2013
good recipe i used more fresh ground pepper and i used fresh minced garlic. i added this to a veggie penne with grilled chicken breast slices and steamed broccoli
2/10/2016
EXCELLENT recipe!!! I was a bit hesitant to try it, because normally things that say "healthy" are not authentic, but I tried this recipe because I had what I needed for it on hand, and it is by...