I was really pleased to find this recipe for alfredo sauce on the blog Or Best Bites. It has only 100 calories for 1/4 cup sauce. They suggest many uses for this sauce - on plain on pasta, a dip for bread sticks, mix with pesto for a creamy basil sauce, or use as a white pizza sauce. It was easy to throw together while pasta was cooking. I also added 2 chicken breasts, cubed into bite sized pieces and sauteed on top of the stove. Don't buy a jar of alfredo sauce ever again!
Ingredients:
2 C low-fat milk
1/3 C (3 oz) low fat cream cheese
2-3 T flour
1 t salt
1 T butter
3 garlic cloves
1 C grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions:
Place milk, cream cheese, flour, and salt in a blender and blend until smooth. In a non-stick sauce pan, melt butter on med-high heat and add garlic. Let the garlic saute for about 30 seconds, you don’t want to burn it.
Then add milk mixture to the pan. Stir constantly for about 3 or 4 minutes or until it just comes to a simmer. Keep stirring and let it cook for a few minutes more. It should be much thicker now.
When it’s nice and thickened remove the pan from the heat. Add the cheese, stir it up and then cover immediately. Let stand for at least 10 minutes before using. It will continue to thicken upon standing. Also, if you have leftovers in the fridge, the sauce will thicken almost into a solid. Just re-heat and add a little milk and it will be back to normal again.
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