Healthy Alfredo Sauce Recipe | The Gracious Pantry (2024)

Yes!!! I finally did it! I created a delicious, healthy alfredo sauce recipe!!!

Did you know that Alfredo sauce as we know it today in America, actually isn’t Italian at all? The sauce we know and love here is actually and American creation!

While a version of Alfredo sauce reportedly started off in Rome, the recipe made its way here to the states and evolved into what we know as Alfredo sauce today.

What Makes This Alfredo Sauce Healthy?

I’m glad you asked! Traditional Alfredo sauce is usually a heart attack on a plate. It has tons of saturated fats. But this recipe is just a little different.

This recipe uses cottage cheese! And while it will still have a few saturated fats (hello dairy!), this is far healthier than anything you’ll ever get at a restaurant or from a jar. The fat and calories are significantly reduced here.

What You’ll Need

• 4cupscottage cheese – You can try low fat, but full fat will work best here. Some folks have had success with fat free cottage cheese, but any fat free dairy is very highly processed. So choose what feels right to you.
  
• 1/2cupgrated parmesan cheese – Do not use Kraft parmesan for this. It won’t work well and is very highly processed stuff. Opt for real, grated parmesan. Don’t use shredded because it will take longer to melt which may end up causing separation from overheating.
  
• 1tbsp.garlic powder – 1 to 2 tsp. if you have to talk to people the next day.
  
• 1/4cupmilk+ some on reserve – Having a little milk on reserve will allow you to quickly and easily adjust consistency in your sauce.

How To Make Healthy Alfredo Sauce

• This recipe requires a double boiler. I have also figured out that some brands of cottage cheese do not work as well as others. So you may have to experiment a little bit. I used cottage cheese from Trader Joe’s.
  
• Add all ingredients to a double boiler and turn on the heat. DO NOT BRING THIS TO A STRONG BOIL! Keep the heat well controlled. You want a slow melt.
  
• As the mixture begins to warm, blend in the pot with a hand blender.
  
• Blend till smooth, and the continue to warm until it’s nice and hot.
  
• Pour about a half a cup over your pasta and serve.

Making Healthy Fettuccini Alfredo

Once this sauce is made, you can ladle it over some whole grain fettuccini. And if you really want to up the health level, add some lightly steamed broccoli and baked chicken breast for a healthy chicken broccoli fettuccini!

More Healthy Sauce Recipes

• Spaghetti Sauce
• Traditional Pesto

Healthy Alfredo Sauce Recipe