Ashley’s Favorite Sauces: Lightened Summer ‘Alfredo’

That is, it’s not a real Alfredo at all (you can find that one here), but a lightened cream sauce with a touch of Parmesan and Neufchâtel for richer flavor.

Alfredo’s a pretty heavy sauce for hot summer days, and heavy on the calories as well. 

I put this over pasta, shrimp, and fresh steamed broccoli - and topped it with the two handfuls of oregano I wound up with when I was cutting back the herb garden this morning! 

LIGHTENED SUMMER ‘ALFREDO’

14oz chicken broth, bouillon, or broth base (Orrington Farms broth base is gluten free, and comes in both chicken and beef)

1 1/2 C milk, divided

2 T corn starch

4oz Neufchâtel cheese (low fat cream cheese)

3oz fresh Parmesan

Heat the chicken broth/water and broth base or bouillon in the microwave two minutes. (I use a four cup measure.) Add one cup of milk and stir.

In a smaller measuring cup, whisk together the other half cup of milk with two tablespoons cornstarch. Whisk together well.

Pour the milk/cornstarch slurry into the four cup measure and stir. Heat to boiling in the microwave, stirring every minute, until thickened.

Whisk in the Parmesan and Neufchâtel until melted.