{"id":1175,"date":"2018-03-22T21:27:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T02:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2018-03-22T21:27:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T02:27:11","slug":"decadent-tasting-light-fettuccine-alfredo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/?p=1175","title":{"rendered":"Decadent-Tasting, Light Fettuccine Alfredo *"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-content\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1176\" src=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080305-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"P1080305\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080305-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080305-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080305.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1177\" src=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080307-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"P1080307\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080307-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080307-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080307.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1178\" src=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080308-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"P1080308\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080308-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080308-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080308.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a killer recipe for Fettuccine Alfredo! \u00a0I found it via a Cooking Light recipe. \u00a0It&#8217;s on the lighter side. \u00a0As we all know, Fettuccine Alfredo is really mouth-watering but can be a full day&#8217;s worth of calories if you&#8217;re not concerned about portion control or ingredients. \u00a0This was a wonderful balance of creaminess and fat content versus calories. \u00a0We will make this regularly!<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t substitute the official Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese! \u00a0It&#8217;s expensive but makes the dish!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Best eaten that day as the pasta sucks up the sauce within hours. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>INGREDIENTS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tablespoon butter (next time I will use 1.5-2 T.; it needed a little more butter).<\/li>\n<li>2 small garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/3 cups 2% milk<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4 cups (5 oz.) grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, divided<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons 1\/3-less-fat Neufchatel\u00a0cream cheese &#8211; (I used 3 tablespoons)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. salt<\/li>\n<li>4 cups hot cooked fettuccine (8 oz. uncooked pasta)<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DIRECTIONS:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in flour.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk.<\/li>\n<li>Cook 6 minutes or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.<\/li>\n<li>Add 1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, cream cheese, and salt, stirring with a whisk until cheeses melt.<\/li>\n<li>Toss sauce with hot pasta.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle with remaining 1\/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and chopped parsley.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with more chopped fresh parsley, if desired. Serve immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a killer recipe for Fettuccine Alfredo! \u00a0I found it via a Cooking Light recipe. \u00a0It&#8217;s on the lighter side. \u00a0As we all know, Fettuccine Alfredo is really mouth-watering but can be a full day&#8217;s worth of calories if you&#8217;re not concerned about portion control or ingredients. \u00a0This was a wonderful balance of creaminess <a href=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/?p=1175\">Continue reading &#8594;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,18,14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1175"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1640,"href":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175\/revisions\/1640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}