Healthy Fettuccine Alfredo
(Recipe makes 2 Bowl-Fulls)
(And yes, I know I used penne pasta below....)
(Recipe makes 2 Bowl-Fulls)
(And yes, I know I used penne pasta below....)
(Recipe adapted from this link)
Sauce Ingredients: (Double these ingredients for 4-6 people)3 garlic cloves, minced
2-3 cups cauliflower florets
2-3 cups broth or water (broth tastes better)
1 Tbsp melted butter
1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
pinch black pepper (to taste)
1/8 cup Milk (to taste)
Noodles (fettuccine, penne, spaghetti...whatever floats your boat)
(Optional: Serve with added cooked chicken pieces or broccoli florets)
Directions:
1. Get out your blender (long live the Vitamix!) and drop in the garlic cloves whole (or mince them yourself and drop in)
2. In a saucepan, bring the broth to a boil and drop in the cauliflower florets. Boil for 7-9 minutes or until fork tender.
3. In another saucepan, cook your noodles in boiling water for 9 minutes. Drain and set aside.
4. Once the cauliflower is cooked, use a slotted spoon or small strainer to fish out the florets and drop them into your blender. Add in melted butter.
5. Add in milk and 1/2 cup of the broth you just boiled (more or less depending on the consistency you'd like)
6. Blend until smooth. You can add drops of olive oil or more liquid if the mixture looks dry or thick.
7. Serve over cooked noodles, and you can also add in cooked chicken pieces and broccoli florets too.
You will not be sorry you tried this. You could have just served this to me and I honestly would not have known it was not alfredo sauce. I may have asked if it was "light" or something but wow, it tasted like comfort food! I am going to try this as a pizza sauce next. Happy tastebuds from cauliflower, who knew? And happy, healthy body from all the nutrients you're getting from cauliflower :)