Healthy Alfredo Sauce
This Healthy Alfredo Sauce is creamy, delicious, and full of flavor without all the extra fat and calories! Made with almond milk, this Alfredo Recipe is the perfect way to enjoy your favorite pasta dinner on the 21 Day Fix.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 140kcal
Ingredients
- 4-5 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil or olive oil spray
- 4 teaspoons butter, vegan butter, or ghee
- 4 teaspoons gluten free or whole wheat flour
- 1 3/4 cup original unsweetened almond or cashew milk
- 1/4 cup freshly shredded white cheddar cheese packed in tight
- 1/3 cup freshly shredded Parmesan Reggiano cheese packed in tight
- 2 tablespoon Pecorino Romano cheese or just sub extra Parmesan cheese
- Fresh ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt + more to taste
- Dash nutmeg and fresh parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- Heat a ceramic or stainless steel pan over medium low heat. Add in olive oil and garlic. Stir until fragrant, then add in butter.
- Slowly whisk in flour until well combined with the butter and garlic.
- While whisking, slowly add in 1 ½ cups of almond milk. Increase heat to medium and allow milk and flour to thicken for several minutes.
- Once your roux is thickened, reduce heat to low and add in all the cheese, stirring well until the sauce is creamy.
- If your sauce is too thick, stir in the additional milk. Remove from heat.
- Add in ¼ tsp of salt (or to taste) and a sprinkle of pepper. Serve with noodles, veggies, and or your favorite protein and top with extra parmesan and garnish with fresh parsley and a pinch of nutmeg.
Notes
21 Day Fix: 1/2 BLUE, 1 TSP (per serving)
WW: 6 points (per serving) [Calculated using butter, GF flour, and almond milk]
Nutrition
Serving: 0.33cup | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 530mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 271IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 315mg | Iron: 0.2mg