Reduced Fat Alfredo Sauce
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  • Minutes to Cook:
  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 Cup Sim MIlk1 1/2 Tablespoons Butter1 1/2 Tablespoons Flour3 Tablespoons Parmesan Cheese1 Dash PepperCrushed Garlic (to taste)
Directions
The key here is patience, add all the ingredients graduall! Melt the butter in saucepan on stove top on medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour. This will create a yellow paste. Gradually add milk, whisking until incorporated and no lumps present. Continue whisking until hot-usually 3 to 5 minutes. The longer ou cook the base (without the cheese) the thicker the sauce will be. Add parmesan cheese slowly, again whisking until incorporated. Add crushed garli and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from heat.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAMASITAOF2.
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 88.4
  • Total Fat: 5.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 15.8 mg
  • Sodium: 133.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 5.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
  • Protein: 4.0 g

Member Reviews
  • CAITLIN59
     I added shrimp to it and it was great! Definitely adding this to my recipe collection. Thanks. - 11/12/07
  • MELISSAXIII
     My husband and I needed a quick white sauce in a pinch and this was so simple to make and tasted wonderful! :) Had it on whole wheat spaghettini with salmon and green beans - delicious! :) - 3/17/11
  • MERTPTA
     I have a question for those that have tried this recipe. Would this make a nice thick enough sauce for a pizza? - 1/2/12
  • NOWEAPON
     One problem. I didn't make enough. Quick and easy. I used whole wheat penne pasta. Awesome. - 8/22/07
  • BUBBLYGEEK
     I made some adjustments, 1Tbsp and 1/2 tsp of crushed garlic plus garlic powder and added some beef stock. I served this with some left over roast, roasted broccoli and a little bit of pasta and it was DELISH!! - 3/1/14
  • CD12377244
     good! - 10/26/12
  • CD13119241
     I used 1 T of margarine instead of butter and served with chicken breast sauteed with 1 teaspoon of olive oil/cooking spray, onions and cut cherry tomatoes and basil. Served over steamed brocoli....the kids loved it and very healthy!! I will def make this again! - 9/13/12
  • KLOREMAN2
     Love this sauce. The only adjustment I made was adding more non-fat milk. It was getting a little to thick on me. Added chicken and mushrooms. Soooo gooooood. Thank you for sharing. - 5/2/12
  • 13610511
     Thank you for sharing this recipe. It was perfect and low fat! - 2/8/12
  • CD2671088
     This was great! I followed others' suggestions and only used a 1/2 pound of pasta. Next time I will add more seasonings, but otherwise this was delicious! - 10/1/11
  • MOREY3ML
     yum! So light and easy to make, but wish I had made a little more. Had it on spaghetti squash! - 9/10/11
  • LARISSA238
     It tasted very good, and you could almost not tell it from a restaurant sauce... I plan on making this again! - 7/13/11
  • ROCKGODDESS309
     My husband and I made this, but used fat free promise butter and fat free half and half. It was a good consistency, but the minced garlic made it a tad too sweet (odd as that sounds.) Thanks for sharing, though! It was easy and quick. - 3/15/11
  • DBSNYDER41
     This is great! I added grilled chicken, wheat pasta & broccoli. My fiance said it tasted just like his favorite meal from Olive Garden(minus a few of the calories!)

    I added a little more milk than the recipe called for... to make it thinner. - 2/9/11
  • NB9251
     Great! I doubled the recipe. I added cajun seasoning and crushed red pepper and used pepper jack cheease instead of parmesean to get a cajun alfredo sauce. Cook chicken breast in a little olive oil with red peppers, onions and broccoli and you have a delicious cajun pasta alfredo w/whole wheat pasta - 1/28/11
  • SUPERSYLPH
     We had to double the recipe because we love more sauce, but it tasted AWESOME. We also put in bay leaves to taste. - 1/23/11
  • CARLIE15
     Lovely sauce; I've used it as-written as well as with a low-fat cheddar instead of the parm, and it's excellent either way. I make this with linguini, carrot ribbons and broccoli, and it's perfect every time! - 1/5/11
  • EYERAWK
     I loved this so much I made it twice :) Great with mushrooms and broccoli. - 8/11/10
  • FIDGERT
     I've made sauce like this with olive oil and had it work well, too, since you can't really taste the butter. If it gets lumpy, your heat may be up too high, cooking the flour into dumplings before it integrates. Hope this helps! - 6/12/10
  • PANKAKES
     Mine was a little lumpy despite only adding ingredients half a tablespoon at a time, but it tasted SO GOOD that I forgot about the lumps. Had it over shrimp, rigatoni and broccoli. - 5/5/10
  • DENISEKRE22
     What a great sauce! I added 1/2 C shredded fresh parmesan cheese, a seafood medley and brocolli to this recipe. It was a filling and healthy meal! - 5/2/10
  • SUZIEQS65
     Amazing! This was the most delicious Alfredo sauce I think I have ever eaten. Yummy! - 4/29/10
  • LAURIANNASH
     I was afraid to ever make my own "roux" as I've heard it can be tricky. The key to this recipe is GRADUALLY add flour and milk, and to use a whisk! I was out of parmesean, but used my low fat sharp cheddar and it was amazing! - 4/16/10
  • LILMOMMY22
     Very yummy. Did the exact recipe and added broccoli and chicken. - 2/25/10
  • MARYKAY133
     Delicious and easy... no one needs to know it's low fat! - 2/23/10



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