Healthy Alfredo sauce?

What great suggestions!

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.

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

Was waiting for people to mention the cauliflower alfredo sauces.

It tastes great if you want pasta with cauliflower, basically.

ashbabe25 wrote: »

I've made this quite a few times

https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/skinny-fettuccine-alfredo-recipe

I second this one. I've made it numerous times and it tatstes indulgent, but the calories are reasonable.

You could also try just tossing the pasta with garlic butter and parmesan and adding the cooked chicken etc.

ashbabe25 wrote: »

I've made this quite a few times

https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/skinny-fettuccine-alfredo-recipe

Or this

They're kinda the same

I've used this as a creamy pasta sauce- it's not Alfredo but it's yummy and is great if your goal is a thick, creamy sauce. I add a little parmesan on top.
http://pinchofyum.com/creamy-cauliflower-sauce

This is a "mac & cheese" recipe I absolutely love. It's nothing like mac & cheese (kinda annoys me they even call it that) but super-tasty and the sauce is creamy and delicious.
https://www.mynaturalfamily.com/recipes/paleo-recipes/paleo-mac-n-cheese-recipe/?pp=1

I saved this a one while ago, but I haven't made it yet.... It's Greek yogurt/ Parmesan based... http://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/greek-yogurt-alfredo-sauce/

kendrahall24 wrote: »

Fav food ever! Anyone got a recipe for Alfredo???

You can make alfredo without cheese and without cream and get the same taste and texture. Use part chicken stock and part low fat milk. Use a whisk and take it to a quick boil and then simmer until you reach the desired consistency. Can add Italian parsley at the end.