October 12, 2006

Recipe News: Low-Fat Cooking: Recipe for low-fat fettuccine alfredo

"A fast and low-fat fettuccine alfredo that uses full-fat milk and cheese?
Sounds like a dream, and Cook's Country magazine's retooling of this artery clogging classic tastes like one, too.

Most standard alfredo recipes call for gobs of fat, including 11/2 cups of heavy cream, a stick of butter and 2 cups of cheese. For most people, that relegates this dish to an occasional indulgence.

And that's a shame. Alfredo comes together quickly, relying on common ingredients and simple techniques, making it a great candidate for weeknight cooking.

Now Cook's Country has made it a winning candidate, reducing the fat from 43 grams per serving to just 12 grams (and saturated fat goes from 27 grams to 6 grams). The trick was using a butter and flour roux, which provides the same mouth feel as thickened heavy cream, but with far less fat.

To help speed up this recipe, prepare the sauce while bringing the water to a boil."

includes recipe for:

Fettuccine Alfredo

Full article here.