I wanted to jazz up my normal white sauce that I make.
So I found this popular recipe online:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
8 ounces cream cheese (Room Temperature Best)
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups Whole milk/Cream/Half and Half
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
But altered it a bit for a lower-fat version:
Lower Fat Recipe (and altered for some flava!):
1 Stick butter (I don't believe margarine is a healthy alternative)
8 ounces Neufchatel Cheese
2 cups skim milk
1/2 cup of half and half
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup low-fat mozzarella
salt and pepper to taste
garlic to taste
red pepper flakes to taste
top with Parmesan cheese
Melt butter over a low heat. With a whisk, mix in the cream cheese and whisk until completely combined. (At first it will seem like it won't combine, but keep stirring). Once you have the butter and cream cheese mixed, pour in the milk and the flour and continue to whisk. Once the mixture heats up and the cream cheese mixture and milk have combined into a smooth cream, add salt, pepper and mozzarella cheese and stir until combined. Let sit for a few minutes to thicken.
This recipe made enough to cover an entire box of fettuccine (or linguini in my case). I also added spinach and sauted mushrooms (to add a least a hint of healthy to the dish).
All in all, it was delish! The sauce was a bit thick. When I eat the leftovers (which I will prob be eating for a week and a half!) I am definitely going to need to add more milk to loosen it.
2 comments:
yummo!!! our alfredo dinner was definitely tastey. but i totes forgot to take pictures. i even had my camera out and ready! i pounded out some chicken, dredged it in flour and cooked that first, also added some broccoli at the end. i did a combo of whipping cream and milk, added a little flour and only a few tablespoons of butter. i threw in some onion (big slices, so i could remove them) and smashed garlic for the sauce. i think i added about 2 T of parm. and we ate ALL of ours. i ate prob too much. but it was YUMMY. and the sauce was quite thick. i had to keep adding more milk as josh was not home when i thought he'd be...
i just use the mccormik seasoning pack. . . way easier. . . less time . . and very tasty.
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