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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (73g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 91
Calories from Fat 54 (59%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 6.0g 9%
Saturated Fat 3.8g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.6g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 17mg 5%
Sodium 114mg 4%
Potassium 102mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 5.6g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.1g 0%
Sugars 3.2g
Protein 3.9g 7%

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Reduced Fat Alfredo Sauce

Recipe #12365 | 10 min | add private note

By: JellyBean
Oct 3, 2001

This sauce is lower in fat than traditional Alfredo Sauce but full of flavour. Great as a side with grilled chicken or double it for a meal with meat filled pasta.

SERVES 4 , 4 sides (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    The key here is patience, add all ingredients gradually!
  2. 2
    Melt butter in sauce pan on stove top with medium heat.
  3. 3
    Gradually whisk in flour.
  4. 4
    This will create a yellow paste.
  5. 5
    Gradually add milk, whisking until incorporated and no lumps are present.
  6. 6
    Continue to whisk until hot.
  7. 7
    Usually 3-5 minutes.
  8. 8
    The longer you cook the base (without the cheese) the thicker the sauce will be.
  9. 9
    Add parmesan slowly, again whisking until incorporated.
  10. 10
    Add crushed garlic and pepper.
  11. 11
    Cook for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
  12. 12
    Remove from heat.

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From: veggie_chef

On Oct 18, 2009

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    From: LUVMY2BOYS

    On Oct 15, 2009

    Wowza! Thanks for such a great recipe AND for your great directions--they helped SO much & made it turn out perfect the first time. Plus all the reviews totally helped! I did use about 3/4 cup skim evaporated milk cuz I had some in the fridge; then skim milk for the rest. I did add italian seas & sauteed the garlic in butter. This was for a chicken pizza my hubby asked for & he LOVED the sauce! Thank u for the low fatness of this since he is watching his waistline .

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  • From: Kiss*My*Tiara

    On Mar 6, 2003

    I lost my low fat Alfredo recipe and was glad to have seen this one! Sooo much better than mine! This recipe doubled very easily. You can't tell at all that it's low fat! Unbelievable! The only thing it needed was salt. I served this over chicken and Penne with spinach.

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  • From: Anu

    On Nov 26, 2001

    Absolutely marvellous! Like Dorothy, I've stayed away from Alfredo sauces because they're usually so heavy. I used this recipe as a side with a German Pasta dish, and it was great! The only problem I had was: Since I'd scaled it down to 1 serving (there's always a limit to how much you can scale a recipe!) and was probably too "patient" while cooking, the sauce turned out a bit too thick and I had to "loosen" it up a bit with some extra milk. But I'm definitely going to try this one again... it's a sure winner!

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