Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Alfredo Sauce made for Gods

I use to HATE Fettuccine Alfredo, which to me is amusing that my first recipe is for such.  But I found a healthy recipe for it that taste amazing!!!!!  The truth now about how I feel about Fettuccine Alfredo is that I could eat it all the time!!! So thank goodness that this stuff makes great leftovers! 

There is one main ingredients to this Alfredo sauce... A shocker if I must say so my self

Yep, you guessed it... that's cauliflower baby!! 

I would have never guess that cauliflower puree could make an Alfredo sauce that taste so good and is still really creamy, slurpy, and amazing!! It's also not made with a lot of cream or butter... which lets you eat it without feeling horrible about it because most of this sauce is VEGETABLES!!!!!!!  It also makes wheat noodles not taste like crap!!!
Ingredients:
  • Noodles to your liking
  • 1 cauliflower head from your local grocery store
  • 3 cups of vegetable/chicken broth
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions:
  • Chop the cauliflower into small pieces like the pictures shows.  Bring the broth and cauliflower to a boil over medium high heat.  Cook until the cauliflower is soft, about 15 minutes.
  • While the cauliflower is cooking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.  Add the minced garlic and saute this for 4 minutes or until soft and fragrant. Once finished add into the pot of boiling cauliflower.
  • While these are cooking together, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook your pasta according the the directions found on the package.
  • Transfer the cauliflower and garlic not a blender with the broth you boiled it in.  You may need to do this in batches depending on the size of your chosen blender.  Puree for about 1 minute and then add the salt, nutmeg, and black pepper and puree until very smooth. Add more broth to the blender if the mixture seems to be too thick.  It should be turning through the blender easily.  Once this is finished transfer it back to the butter/garlic skillet.
  • Add the cream and olive oil and cook over low heat while blending in these ingredients.  Keep warm until you are ready to serve! 
The final product:




Nutrition Facts for the entire pan of sauce without noodles: 
  • 10.5 g Fat
    • 7g Saturated fat
    • 0g Trans fat
  • Cholesterol 55mg
  • Sodium 2590mg
  • Total carbohydrates 3g
    • sugar 3 g
  • Protein 3g

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