Cooking Light...

While y'all are dusting off your yummy chicken recipes for the Pullet Surprise ... I was looking for a low fat version of Fettucine Alfredo, a husband favorite. I turned to one of my new favorite cooking sites Cooking Light low and behold in their January issue is the following.

Fettuccine Alfredo

1 tablespoon butter

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 1/3 cups 1% low-fat milk

1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, divided

2 tablespoons 1/3-less-fat cream cheese ***

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 cups hot cooked fettuccine (8 ounces uncooked pasta)

2 teaspoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Cracked black pepper

Method

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in flour. Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk. Cook 6 minutes or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Add 1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, cream cheese, and salt, stirring with a whisk until cheeses melt. Toss sauce with hot pasta. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and chopped parsley. Garnish with black pepper, if desired. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

CALORIES 399 (30% from fat); FAT 13.5g (sat 8g,mono 3.4g,poly 1.1g); PROTEIN 21.3g; CHOLESTEROL 34mg; CALCIUM 451mg; SODIUM 822mg; FIBER 2g; IRON 2.1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 48.9g Cooking Light, JANUARY 2007

This recipe rivals our often visited local Italian restaurant, trust me for husband to say that, speaks volumes.

***I didn't have cream cheese, I used mascarpone, also no flat leaf parsley, but I added some small green peas and a few shrimp, add a loaf of crusty Italian bread a bottle of Cline Zinfandel 04 and you got yourself a tasty feast.