Healthy Alfredo sauce?
kendrahall24
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Fav food ever! Anyone got a recipe for Alfredo???
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Gurl u tryna lose weight why u even thinking out alfredo.... doodeah9
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I love alfredo sauce, and have not been able to find a substitute for the real thing(though I do substitute a lower-fat milk/cream usually-half&half instead of whipping, etc). I try to make sure to portion control/ adjust the rest of my day when the urge comes around. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful...1
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I heat in a saucepan Laughing cow cheese wedges (1-2 depending on portion) with just enough skim/2%/half and half to thin it out. Yummy!20
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KiraChristiansen wrote: »I try to make sure to portion control/ adjust the rest of my day when the urge comes around.
This is the best approach IMO. I don't know of any low cal alfredo recipes, sorry! I'm sure they exist, but if alfredo is your favorite food, they will almost certainly be unsatisfying and will just leave you wanting more. In the end, you may end up consuming more calories than you would have if you'd just stuck with the real thing, because your craving will not be satisfied. Exercise moderation, plan ahead, eat well the rest of the day, and enjoy the hell out of your alfredo. You'll be happier and healthier that way.10 -
Gurl u tryna lose weight why u even thinking out alfredo.... doodeah
I've lost almost 40lbs eating alfredo sauce when I feel like it. It's all about calories. My suggestion for low calorie alfredo is simply zucchini noodles instead of pasta, no need for garlic bread. Don't sub anything else in the sauce because the sauce is soooooo fatty and delicious. Yum.14 -
My husband and I love alfredo sauce. I have never tried to find a lower calorie version, we just focus on fitting it into our calorie allowance and plan ahead. We also use it with lower calorie foods and make the portions of sauce we use smaller.
One of our favorite meals is alfredo spaghetti squash with sauteed shrimp and asparagus...its super filling and the base is really low calorie - especially because we don't cook any of the veggies or shrimp in butter and use just a touch of olive oil on the spaghetti squash. Then we will use half the suggested serving size of the sauce. It is enough to cover everything, and really kicks my craving!4 -
I have made a cauliflower alfredo sauce a few times that I found on pinterest. It only uses a small amount of cream, and it tastes pretty good. Definitely not the same as real alfredo sauce, but might be worth trying. Pinterest has tons of recipes if you search for cauliflower alfredo. I'm not a huge fan of many other popular cauliflower substitutes, but this one was pretty decent.6
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I would make the real stuff and serve over chicken and veggies instead of pasta.2
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This one is on the healthier side and sooo delicious. http://www.parentguidenews.com/RecipesFamilyMealtime/VeganFettuccineAlfredo0
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kendrahall24 wrote: »Fav food ever! Anyone got a recipe for Alfredo???
Not a specific recipe but when I want to reduce calories in something that calls for heavy cream I often substitute evaporated skim milk. It isn't quite the same but most things have turned out really good because it has a similar consistency.
Cream: 414 calories per cup
Evaporated skim milk: 158 calories per cup
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Ex gf tried some vegan alfredo sauces like Victoria Vegan Alfredo made from cashews. Slightly lower in calories than regular. Hard to find a good noon dairy alfredo sauce I think......0
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Classico makes a light one I just found at the grocery outlet and tried last night. Yum with a lil fresh parm. It isn't as thick but taste is on point and only 40 calories per serving4
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Lean Cuisine makes a pasta Alfredo. I'll cook it and add a bunch if veggies or a piece of grilled salmon. It fits the bill for me0
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I'm not familar with Alfredo, but you can make a low calorie white sauce by thickening milk with cornflour (cornstarch). It will be bland on its own, but some salt, pepper and garlic will help, and maybe a veg or chicken stock cube.
I'd stay away from mixing the parmesan through the sauce. Season the sauce well with salt and herbs, then sprinkle parmesan on top. You get more flavour that way for fewer calories.2 -
Look up "Laughing Cow alfredo." Those little wedges of flavored cream cheese make a surprisingly good alfredo. There are a gazillion recipes but the easiest is just to use an herb flavored one and add a little milk. It's not a cheap way to do it but certainly convenient. A wedge of Laughing Cow garlic & herb flavored is just 35 calories.4
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That's an interesting recipe, @runningforthetrain - have you tried it? How did it taste?0
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This one is on the healthier side and sooo delicious. http://www.parentguidenews.com/RecipesFamilyMealtime/VeganFettuccineAlfredo
I wish this was a better option. I did something similar for and the calories were through the roof. Nuts have more calories than heavy cream and are only slightly less calorific than butter.1 -
I make a slightly modified version of this recipe: https://therecipecritic.com/2015/03/one-pot-cajun-chicken-alfredo-pasta/ I don't use chicken or oil and I add peas.0
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What great suggestions!0
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I saw a recipe on Pinterest the other day for butternut squash Alfredo that substitutes the squash for cream. I haven't tried it, but it sounded like a delightful concept0
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When I don't want to spare the calories or I don't feel like going to the store to get heavy cream I just use whole milk and less parm. Not as thick of course but it hits the spot well enough.0
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so yum0
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This is a recipe that I made up a few months ago. It's more of a description of how I winged it, than a real recipe, but this should work for anyone comfortable with cooking.
Shrimp Alfredo
I started with 2 pounds shrimp in the shell. Peeled the shrimp, set aside and made stock with the shells, enough water to barely cover, and a scrap of onion from the fridge. Bring to a boil and simmer about 10 minutes, then drain.
First I sauteed 2 scallions , 4 oz mushroom slices and a lot of garlic, in about a teaspoon of butter, added peeled shrimp, about ½ cup of the shrimp stock and cooked til the shrimp was tender. Then I put the cooked shrimp aside while I cooked the rest of the dish. The sauce was shrimp stock made from the shells of the shrimp that went into it. Let it reduce a bit, then added 8 oz of al dente linguine and simmered a few minutes. Cut a zucchini into julienne slices and blanched in the pasta water. Added an 8 oz block of fat free cream cheese (Walmart), half a diced fresh tomato, and 2 tablespoons of grated parmesean, along with ground up green peppercorns to the simmering pasta/stock. It looked a little thin, so I thickened with a tablespoon of cornstarch. Finally, added the shrimp and blanched zucchini back in to reheat. This made 5 servings.
It was yum, under 300 calories, not including the shrimp, which were easier to track separately. This would also rock with chicken breast and stock
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Was waiting for people to mention the cauliflower alfredo sauces.
It tastes great if you want pasta with cauliflower, basically.1 -
I'm going to try and make Alfredo sauce soon1
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I second this one. I've made it numerous times and it tatstes indulgent, but the calories are reasonable.0 -
A head of cauliflower
2 cloves of garlic
2 cups almond milk
Cayenne pepper to taste (I like the spice)
Nutritional yeast to make it a cheesy consistency
Pinch of Himalayan sea salt to taste.
If using fresh cauliflower, cut into bite-sized floret pieces.
Put the cut cauliflower into a medium size pot and boil for approximately 15 minutes, or until very tender, then drain.
Put the cauliflower and remaining ingredients into a Vitamix and blend until smooth and creamy.
Serve over pasta, spaghetti squash, zoodles or any other recipe that calls for "alfredo sauce".
Enjoy!0
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