Fettuccine alfredo is probably one of my favorite dishes! If only it were as healthy as it was delicious! After trying many different recipes and many different tweakings, I think I finally perfected this one (at least to the point where I feel it’s delicious and healthy enough to post here on the site!). Hope you enjoy it as much as me and my family do (My kiddos – 7, 5, and 2 – KILLED this one!!)
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And here’s the recipe!
Skinny Fettuccine Alfredo with Grilled Chicken Recipe
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Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 4 teaspoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- Salt, to taste
- 4 Tablespoons Low-fat cream cheese
- 1½ cups grated parmesan cheese
- 4-6 Tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
- 16 ounces whole-wheat Fettuccine noodles, cooked
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon onion salt
- 1 Tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- In a large saucepan melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and lemon zest until garlic is tender (about 1 minute). Add in the flour and stir in with a whisk until incorporated (about another minute). Whisk in the milk and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, whisking continuously, until slightly thickened (about 3 minutes). Add cream cheese and parmesan cheese and keep whisking until melted (about another 1-2 minutes). Stir in the chopped parsley.
- While cooking the sauce, cook the noodles according to the directions on the package. Basically boil a big pot of water and add the noodles.
- Lightly dust all sides of the chicken breasts with the garlic powder, onion salt, and chopped parsley. Grill over medium heat, turning every 3 minutes, until chicken is cooked thoroughly (approximately 10 minutes depending on thickness of chicken breast)
- To serve, cut grilled chicken into strips. Plate the noodles, add the sauce, and place grilled chicken strips on top!
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By Jared Beckstrand
Love your site and recipes and exercises. Would it be possible to include nutrition values with the recipes? I am watching calories, fat, salt and carbs and am being very strict about what I consume right now.
Glenda – thanks so much for following Tone and Tighten! Great question about nutrition content – right now we don’t have any means of implementing it effectively, but we’re certainly looking into it! Hope to roll it out soon…
Thanks again!
Jared