Thursday, February 1, 2007

LOWER fat fettucini alfredo

I posted this one on my website but felt that it was my duty as Buddha Cook to post it here. Try it! Please! If you feel too guilty eating it, add some broccoli or spinach to add some greenery. Me? If I'm going to sin on pasta, I'm sinning 100%!


1 Tbl butter (yes, butter. don't skimp and try to use margarine.)
2 garlic cloves, minced (if you're not a garlic freak, just SMASH the two cloves, use them in the recipe, and remove them before serving.)
1 Tbl all-purpose flour
1 1/3 C 1% milk
1 1/4 C freshly-grated Parmesean (I use Parmigiano-Reggiano)
2 Tbl 1/3-less fat cream cheese
1/2 tsp salt (I use fine sea salt.)
1/2 lb cooked fettucini (I usually double this entire recipe because I never cook a 1/2 lb of pasta. Ever.)
parsley and cracked black pepper

1.Melt butter in a saucepan over med heat. Add the garlic and stir to avoid browning the garlic. You'll end up with bitter yuck. Cook for about a minute and add the flour. Cook for about 2 more minutes to get the 'raw' flavor out of the flour.
2. Gradually add the milk using a whisk or wooden spoon. (The recipe I have says to use the whisk. I never do.) Keep mixing until all the milk has been added, and the mixture has thickened - about 5-6 minutes.
3. Add 1 cup of the grated cheese, the cream cheese, and salt - stirring until the cheeses have melted and them sauce is combined.
4. Add the hot pasta to the saucepan and toss together. Sprinkle with the 1/4 C remaining cheese, and top with chopped parsley and cracked black pepper.

NOTE:
As I said, I usually double all of the ingredients so I can make the entire pound of pasta. Serve this with a salad of romaine, pepperoncini, marinated mushrooms, and red onion tossed with olive oil and red wine or balsamic vinegar. Easy!

4 comments:

Zephyr said...

Hehe BG... is "bitter yuck" a technical cooking term? I've gotta try this one.. but it'll have to wait for a free day. Alfredo sauce is SO not on my diet! LOL

Mouthy Girl said...

VERY technical! You know how I'm such a RULE girl and all!

Throw an extra few crunches into your routine...and make this!

Zephyr said...

LOL ok ok... but I'm serving it over spinach to lessen the guilt. ;)

Mouthy Girl said...

Shoot...you can put the SPINACH IN IT for all I care. I usually throw in a few cups of FRESH, baby spinach for the last five minutes so it's slightly wilted.