Low Fat Alfredo Sauce
Minimum fat, maximum flavor. Perfect for a hurried weeknight, guilt-free, pasta indulgence.
Ingredients
- ½ pound (225 g) fettuccine pasta, uncooked
- ½ cup (120 ml) skim milk
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 Tablespoons (30 g) reduced fat cream cheese
- 1½ cup (335 g) cottage cheese
- ¾ cup (75 g) grated Parmesan cheese
- 4½ teaspoon light butter spread
- 1 dash white pepper
- 2 Tablespoons milk, mixed in 1 Tablespoon potato starch
Directions
- Cook fettuccine in boiling water for 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain.
- Place milk, garlic, cream cheese, cottage cheese, Parmesan, butter, and pepper into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
- Blend for 5 minutes. Reduce speed to Variable 4 and remove the lid plug. Add the potato starch mixture through the lid plug opening.
- Blend an additional 30 seconds.
- Pour over cooked fettuccine and toss until coated. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese before serving.
Chef's Notes
Add leftover grilled chicken and steamed broccoli to the sauce for a quick meal.
Nutrition Information
| Serving Size | 1 serving (with fettuccine) |
| Amount Per Servings | |
| Calories | 400 |
| Total Fat | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 30 mg |
| Sodium | 590 mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 51 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Protein | 26 g |
Low Fat Alfredo Sauce is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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oreosmeow from
Wonderful sauce, with some additions
The first time I made this, I made it "by the book" and it was bland. With some changes, though, it's FABulous! I did nothing low-fat - used a splash of heavy cream in the (whole) milk, used ricotta cheese instead of the cottage cheese, and regular cream cheese. For taste, I added a handful of frozen, chopped onion, a couple small cloves of garlic, and Italian seasoning blend. DE-lish!
I tend to overblend it, though, so it's REALLY thick and I need to add some additional milk and microwave it quickly (low power) to warm that up.
I usually add cooked peas and crumbled bacon to make it something like a carbonara sauce (yum) and last night, I added diced salame for a nice change. It's also delicious with cooked chicken. This is a real go-to recipe for me!
Date published: 2017-01-20
Rated 5 out of
5
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AliS from
Quick Alfredo!
I just made this sauce, it is excellent! The cream cheese adds a velvety texture to the skim milk/ cottage cheese combo. I even used reduced fat -low sodium cottage cheese. I went to the store to buy the potato starch.... after reading about it, I'm glad I did. I also used black pepper because I'm not a fan of white pepper. I followed the times and mixing directions exactly. It was the easiest white sauce I have ever made. This is a must try.
Date published: 2016-01-17
Rated 5 out of
5
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bugatti from
Healthy Alfredo!
The taste is there, had a little bit of cottage cheese texture (even after blending the specified time), but I'm glad to have this recipe as I feel like I can eat Alfredo more often!
Date published: 2020-09-14
Rated 5 out of
5
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Raggydoll from
Creamy pasta sauce
Can u add corn starch if u cant get hold of potato starch?.
Date published: 2020-08-17
Rated 3 out of
5
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SueB from
So so
My family didn't care too much for this version of alfredo sauce. Had a chalky texture.
Date published: 2016-12-04
Rated 4 out of
5
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Dee D from
Good recipe
I made a version of this last night swapping out the cheese for cauliflower to lighten it up. If you are a vegan, I would give that a go. It was good but next time I need to add more cheese.
Date published: 2021-03-30
