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Skinny Fettuccine Alfredo

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 10, 2016
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65% less fat • 71% less sat fat • 36% fewer calories than the original recipe. Wow! Healthifying cut cholesterol and sodium by more than half from the original recipe.

Skinny Fettuccine Alfredo

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb uncooked fettuccine
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Dash freshly ground black pepper
  • Dash ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
  • 2 oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel)
  • 2/3 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Cook fettuccine as directed on package, omitting salt. Drain; return to saucepan. Cover to keep warm; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir milk, flour, salt, black pepper and red pepper with wire whisk until smooth. In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly (do not burn). With wire whisk, stir milk mixture into butter mixture in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes or until mixture thickens and boils.
  • Step 
    3
    Stir in cream cheese until melted. Stir in Parmesan cheese until melted. Pour over fettuccine; toss to coat. Sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition

330 Calories
12g Total Fat
13g Protein
42g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
330
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
19%
Saturated Fat
6g
31%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
70mg
23%
Sodium
310mg
13%
Potassium
170mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
42g
14%
Dietary Fiber
2g
7%
Sugars
4g
Protein
13g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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