Fettuccine Alfredo Sauce - A Lighter Version
Everybody's favourite creamy pasta, but a lighter version! If you find that heavy cream goes a bit too hard on your stomach, you'll love this variation on the classic Alfredo.
Ingredients
- 1 package fettuccine (or any other noodles) (500g package)
- 2 ¼ cups chicken broth I prefer the low sodium variety, but any is fine.
- 10 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- ⅔ of a brick cream cheese
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg You can use 1/2 teaspoon if you like the added "spice".
- to taste black pepper
- to taste parsley (preferably fresh, but dried works as well)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together the chicken broth and flour.
- Whisk in nutmeg, pepper, and parsley (if using dried).
- Add in the cream cheese.
- Cook on medium heat until the cream cheese has melted. Whisk often.
- Bring the mixture to a boil on medium high heat. Whisk frequently.
- Simmer on low heat until everything else has finished cooking. Add fresh parsley (if using).
- Toss noodles with half of the sauce. (read more under recipe notes)
Notes
I wanted to cite the original recipe, but unfortunately, I can't find it anymore. My version of this recipe was inspired by "Smarter Fettuccine Alfredo," which was a recipe in Kraft Canada's What's Cooking magazine.
I apologize in advance as this section may get a bit long.
This recipe makes a lot of sauce because: a) I like it saucy. ;) and b) I find that the sauce gets absorbed pretty quickly. I usually toss the noodles with half of the sauce and then top them with more sauce when I'm serving them up.
This is also great if you plan to reheat the leftovers as well. You can never have enough sauce!
You can also change the consistency of the sauce. If you prefer a thicker sauce, add more flour. If the sauce is too thick, add more chicken broth.
If you're a vegetarian or vegan, you can swap out the chicken broth for vegetable broth and the cream cheese for vegan cream cheese. I personally haven't tried this variation, so I can't verify the taste. If you have success with ingredient swaps, I'd love to hear about it!
This is just a basic recipe, and I encourage you to add extra ingredients. I usually throw in 2 chicken breasts (chopped) and some fresh, steamed broccoli.
For more tips and tricks, see the full recipe page at How to Make Fettuccine Alfredo: A Lighter Version (canuckkitchen.com).
Cooking times and calories are approximate.