Alfredo Sauce
1/4 cup butter
1 cup heavy cream (i have been using whipping cream)
1 clove garlic
1 1/2 c parmesan cheese
1/4 c parsley
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low-medium heat. Add cream and let sit for 5 minutes through. Add garlic and cheese and whisk quickly, heating through *Be careful, the cheese can get sticjy and wreck the meal). Stir in parsley and keep at a low heat.
Pesto (?) Sauce
1 package tortellinni (becasue there is cheese in the sauce, i suggest using meat filled tortellinni)
2 large portebello mushrooms (optional)
1/4 cup white wine
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
2 cloves minced garlic
8 ounces (or however much you made) alfredo sauce
salt & pepper
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes. Prepare mushrooms by rinsing and thinly slicing the mushroom caps, throw out the stems. In a medium skillet over low heat, combine wine, parsley, garlic & mushrooms, stirring frequently for 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and slowly add alfredo sauce and salt & pepper. Pour over cooked tortellinni and enjoy!
Issa
MMMMM My stepdad used to make alfredo and my Mom called it heartattack on a plate. But it is SOOOOO good.
1I love Alfredo Pasta tooo
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2Behind every great man, there's a woman rolling her eyes
no offense, but how is this healthy?
3It's better than McDonalds.
Keri
4OK, now that we all want it, lets brainstorm to lighten it up...
I'd start by substituting the butter for a no transfat omega plus product like Smart Balance, then substitute nonfat half and half for the cream. To increase the protein and fiber count, I'd use a Barilla Plus product.
I'll take a minute here and just post a lighter Fettuccini Alfredo recipe. It'll drop the fat from 43 down to 11 and the and the calories from 580 down to 300.
5Thank you suzanne.
Keri
6Hi Keri
We lightened up an Alfredo Sauce. I can't seem to get the link right here. I'll keep trying.
Here we're all about getting great recipes and lightening them up for no guilt healthy eating. your recipe looked delicious, so thanks for the inspiration. you can definitely post one like this "as is" on Yumsugar
7Thank you so much.
The other recipe looks delicious.
I love cooking but am unable to make this for my Fiance becasue he is deathly allergic to Parmesan Cheese.
Keri
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