Heather says:
If you load this dish up with steamed broccoli it’s easy to pretend it’s healthy. This recipe makes four servings of alfredo and can create a variety of meals by varying the accompaniments. My favorites are blackened beef, chicken, or shrimp. If spicy foods are not your style, try grilled chicken, shrimp, or vegetables.
For color try adding a handful of diced tomatoes.
If you keep the additions simple, this dish can be made in under twenty minutes (and not taste like it).
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 TBSP whole wheat flour (white will work)
- 4 TBSP butter
- 4 cloves garlic – minced
- 1 cup half and half
In a small bowl stir together the parmesan and flour. I use whatever I have on hand, sometimes I have a Parmesan / Romano blend and that works fine, too.
Mince the garlic.
Heat a skillet over medium heat.
Melt the butter.
Add the garlic and saute until just golden.
If you are adding steamed vegetables or planning on quickly sauteing shrimp in the garlic and the butter, do so now. Proceed to the next step only when your additions are heated through.
Add the half and half, then slowly stir in the Parmesan.
Stir constantly and bring to a low simmer until thickened. Serve immediately over your favorite pasta.
Enjoy.
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You should pop over to my site and enter this in the Frugal Food Series: Bread, Potatoes, Pasta and Rice.
Yum! This looks very simple and delicious!
That. I made this last week and even I did not mess it up. For a guy that is saying something. Thanks, Steve
Here’s a really lame question, but one I’ve wondered about in other recipes. When you say “grated parmesan,” do you mean a block of parmesan that has been grated (or a bag pre-grated), or do you mean the can of what is also called “grated parmesan” that people put over spaghetti. I feel almost certain it’s the former, and not the latter, but I thought I’d check. Parmesan in my area anyway, is super expensive–to get a cup and a half, I think I’d pay about $5+ just for the cheese. That’s why I thought I’d ask; the can that you pour out is, obviously, much less expensive.
Hey, I made this and it was good! Thank you! I added chicken, broccoli, and asparagus tips (frozen); also, I didn’t have half-and-half, so I used evaporated milk–maybe it wasn’t perfect, but it tasted good to me. My son liked it too, and my husband sort of liked it–I think if it didn’t have the broccoli, he would have liked it more. I definitely plan to make it again.