Healthy Alfredo sauce?

kendrahall24
kendrahall24 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 20 in Recipes
Fav food ever! Anyone got a recipe for Alfredo???
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  • KiraChristiansen
    KiraChristiansen Posts: 26 Member
    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...
  • inkedillini26
    inkedillini26 Posts: 33 Member
    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!
  • ilovelucy711
    ilovelucy711 Posts: 381 Member
    I would make the real stuff and serve over chicken and veggies instead of pasta.
  • wecanh2
    wecanh2 Posts: 1 Member
    This one is on the healthier side and sooo delicious. http://www.parentguidenews.com/RecipesFamilyMealtime/VeganFettuccineAlfredo
  • orangegato
    orangegato Posts: 6,572 Member
    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......
  • diliveslife
    diliveslife Posts: 42 Member
    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 serving
  • thereshegoesagain
    thereshegoesagain Posts: 1,056 Member
    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 me
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    aseelluv wrote: »
    Gurl u tryna lose weight why u even thinking out alfredo.... doodeah

    If it fits her calories, why shouldn't the OP eat it if they enjoy it, @aseelluv ?

    Weight loss is all about calories. I still eat alfredo (and chocolate.... mmm).
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    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.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    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.
  • runningforthetrain
    runningforthetrain Posts: 1,037 Member
    http://www.frugalfarmwife.com/article/white-bean-alfredo/
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    That's an interesting recipe, @runningforthetrain - have you tried it? How did it taste?
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    wecanh2 wrote: »
    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.
  • Jess__I__Can
    Jess__I__Can Posts: 307 Member
    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.
  • WilmaValley
    WilmaValley Posts: 1,092 Member
    What great suggestions!
  • Puzzl3dunicorn
    Puzzl3dunicorn Posts: 30 Member
    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 concept
  • wenrob
    wenrob Posts: 125 Member
    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.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    so yum
  • beaglady
    beaglady Posts: 1,362 Member


    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
  • ashbabe25
    ashbabe25 Posts: 173 Member
    I've made this quite a few times

    https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/skinny-fettuccine-alfredo-recipe
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Was waiting for people to mention the cauliflower alfredo sauces.

    It tastes great if you want pasta with cauliflower, basically.
  • _pi3_
    _pi3_ Posts: 2,311 Member
    I'm going to try and make Alfredo sauce soon
  • havronab
    havronab Posts: 40 Member
    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.
  • emk129
    emk129 Posts: 10 Member
    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!
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