Homemade Alfredo Sauce

I got this out of my Best Bites cookbook, but I found their blog post about it online :) 

Here is the link!: Guiltless Alfredo

I really liked it, and Brett liked it even more! So thats great :) I didn't use low-fat milk or cream cheese.... so I can't attest to how it would taste in its 'guiltless' variety, so someone will have to try it and see! 

Guiltless Alfredo Sauce

Ingredients:

2 C low-fat milk
1/3 C (3 oz) low fat cream cheese
2-3 T flour
1 t salt
1 T butter
3 garlic cloves
1 C grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

Place milk, cream cheese, flour, and salt in a blender and blend until smooth.  In a non-stick sauce pan, melt butter on med-high heat and add garlic. Let the garlic saute for about 30 seconds, you don’t want to burn it.

Then add milk mixture to the pan. Stir constantly for about 3 or 4 minutes or until it just comes to a simmer. Keep stirring and let it cook for a few minutes more. It should be much thicker now.

When it’s nice and thickened remove the pan from the heat. Add the cheese, stir it up and then cover immediately. Let stand for at least 10 minutes before using. It will continue to thicken upon standing. Season with additional salt if needed.  Also, if you have leftovers in the fridge, the sauce will thicken almost into a solid. Just re-heat and add a little milk and it will be back to normal again.

Sorry this post is late! Finals killed me this year! 

Lots of Love, 

Karli