Healthier Alfredo Pasta
"Using a weight watchers recipe and some creativity of my own, this is a tasty, yet lower-calorie version of our favorite comfort sauce: alfredo."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
4 cups
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter, margarine can be used instead
- 2 small garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄3 cups skim milk
- 2 tablespoons light cream cheese
- 1 1⁄4 cups fresh parmesan cheese, freshly shredded, divided
- 1⁄4 cup sun-dried tomato, chopped (optional)
- 2 teaspoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
- pasta
- fresh ground pepper
directions
- Melt butter (or margarine, if desired) in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add garlic, saute 1 minute.
- stir in flout.
- gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended.
- cook 8 minutes until think and bubbly, stirring constantly.
- Add cream cheese; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- stir in Sundried tomatoes, if desired.
- Add 1 cup parmesan cheese, stirring constantly until cheese melts.
- Pour over pasta; toss well to coat.
- Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, parsley and pepper.
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