Love the spinach dip at restaurants like TGIFriday's and the Olive Garden? Make it at home with these easy-to-follow copycat recipes.
Fake Alfredo Sauce
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Fake it, don't make it! Skip the calorie-heavy cream and butter with this delicious lower-fat Alfredo substitute.
serves/makes:
ready in:
30-60 minutes
30-60 minutes
1 review
ingredients
1 cup lowfat cottage cheese
1 cup nonfat plain yogurt
2 teaspoons crushed garlic
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley, optional
directions
Combine the cottage cheese, yogurt, and garlic in a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl.
Stir the lemon zest and black pepper into the cottage cheese mixture. Mix well, cover the bowl lightly with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Stir the Parmesan and parsley (optional) into the sauce and serve over hot cooked pasta or use in another recipe.
nutrition data
87 calories, 1 grams fat, 7 grams carbohydrates, 11 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in fat.
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reviews & comments
August 28, 2013
Texture was thicker than real alfredo sauce but I needed something lower in calories than using butter and heavy cream. I'd say this is a pretty good substitute.