Healthy Cream based sauce????

you could try making one yourself- with none of that added additives from the store ones.

make a basic rue sauce with flour, and fat free milk and then add grated or chunks of cheese to taste. thats what i use for mac and cheese. yummy

I don't know if shrimp would be good with this, we've always used chicken, but this is my new favorite creamy sauce!!!

Creamy Avocado Pasta (I cannot claim this creation! This is thanks to http://ohsheglows.com)

Yield: Serves 2

Ingredients:

* 1 medium sized ripe Avocado, pitted
* 1/2 lemon, juiced + lemon zest to garnish
* 2-3 garlic cloves, to taste (I used 3 and it was quite garlicky, but if you are not a big fan of garlic use 1 clove)
* 1/2 tsp kosher salt, or to taste
* ~1/4 cup Fresh Basil, (probably optional)
* 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
* 2 servings/6 oz of your choice of pasta (I used 3oz of spelt and 3 oz of Kamut spaghetti)
* Freshly ground black pepper, to taste



Directions:

1. Bring several cups of water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Add in your pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook until Al Dente, about 8-10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, make the sauce by placing the garlic cloves, lemon juice, and olive oil into a food processor. Process until smooth. Now add in the pitted avocado, basil, and salt. Process until smooth and creamy.

3. When pasta is done cooking, drain and rinse in a strainer and place pasta into a large bowl. Pour on sauce and toss until fully combined. Garnish with lemon zest and black pepper. Serve immediately. Makes 2 servings.

Please note: This dish does not reheat well due to the avocado in the sauce. Please serve immediately.

I made 6oz of pasta and instead made 3 servings out of it instead of the 2 suggested.
These are the numbers when you divide it into 3 servings
404 calories
50 carbs
20 fat
10 protein
102 sodium

try that Philadelphia Cooking Cream. It comes in 4 flavors--original, garlic, southwest and italian herb. It has 140 cals per 1/4 cup which is enough for one serving. You mix it in with your shrimp and pasta or veggies, etc. One of my friends here on MFP uses it almost everyday. I saw it on her diary and decided to try it. I bought the italian herb. I have not used it yet, but I plan to mix it with chicken and pasta and veggies to make what I hope will be a yummy dish.

Make a rue, add fat free milk, season it up (i'd use garlic and onion powder, pepper and a touch of salt), and the cheese of your choice.

You can make it with laughing cow cheese wedges , just look up laughing cow alfredo sauce, or Ragu makes a light Alfredo sauce that is pretty good, I add some garlic, salt & pepper....