Low Cal Alfredo... Oh yeah...

I'm so counting this as a success. Of course it's not going to coat your tongue with fatty goodness the way "real" alfredo does. But it's packed full of flavor, and I'm impressed. The recipe that inspired this version can be found here, and I'm sure that left alone it would be good too. I'm just partial to my own creation. :)





Entire meal is 372 calories



• 1 tbsp butter *
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 cup low fat ricotta
• 1/4 cup fat free sour cream
• 1/4 cup frigo parmesan cheese **
• 1/4 cup skim milk
• dash nutmeg
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 dash salt
• 1 tbsp parsley
• 8 oz whole grain penne pasta

Heat butter in sauce pan, add garlic and cook for 2 - 3 minutes, remaining ingredients except pasta, heat over low heat until warmed through and cheese is melty. Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta to desired doneness. Drain the pasta, add the sauce and enjoy like it is... 281 calories 60 calories from fat.

or add some goodness to it like I did:

2 oz broccoli per serving 20 calories
10 medium shrimp per serving 72 calories.

* omitting this reduces the calories per serving by 25, but also compromizes flavor. Remember real butter is better for you than that icky margarine stuff.
** up this to 1/2 cup if you like the flavor of parm, it adds 25 calories per serving