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Skinnier Version of Chicken Alfredo
By: nfaband Date: March 25, 2012, 9:38 am
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Skinny Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo
Serves 4
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, seasoned with salt & pepper then cooked and
cut into bite-sized pieces
2 cups cooked broccoli
8oz rotini
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 Tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup milk (any kind, I used 2% milk)
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
salt & pepper
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Cook pasta according to package directions, reserving 1/2 cup
pasta cooking water before draining. Set aside.
2. Heat extra virgin olive oil in a medium-sized skillet over
medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until
golden brown, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in flour then whisk to
incorporate and cook for 1 additional minute.
3. Slowly whisk in chicken broth, then milk. Whisk in Greek
yogurt, salt and pepper, then turn the heat down to low and let
the mixture simmer until thickened, about 2-3 minutes. Turn the
heat off then stir in parmesan cheese, then chicken. Pour over
cooked pasta then add broccoli and stir well. Add a little
reserved pasta cooking water if sauce is too thick.
Serve
#Post#: 2017--------------------------------------------------
Re: Skinnier Version of Chicken Alfredo
By: jscraps4u Date: March 25, 2012, 11:20 am
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Huh...will have to give this a try. The greek yougart scares
me!
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Re: Skinnier Version of Chicken Alfredo
By: Diana Date: March 25, 2012, 9:33 pm
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This sounds delicious. I make an alfredo sauce with
cauliflower, it's to die for.
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Re: Skinnier Version of Chicken Alfredo
By: nfaband Date: March 25, 2012, 9:40 pm
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Diana, can you post the recipe with cauliflower, I'd love to try
it.
#Post#: 2078--------------------------------------------------
Re: Skinnier Version of Chicken Alfredo
By: Milie Date: March 26, 2012, 8:15 am
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Greek Yoghurt is awesome, I used to make my own.. *sigh* haven't
made any in months!!
It's also awesome to marinade chicken!!!
Great recipe!!
#Post#: 2079--------------------------------------------------
Re: Skinnier Version of Chicken Alfredo
By: Diana Date: March 26, 2012, 8:16 am
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Here you go.
Give it a try it's amazing, my mom hate cauliflower and she
loved it (until I told her it had cauliflower then she liked it
LOL just like a little kid)
Dave Lieberman’s Fettuccine Alfredo
Chef Dave Lieberman transforms this fatty pasta dinner into a
healthy meal by replacing the cream and butter with a secret
ingredient – cauliflower. This cruciferous vegetable helps
reduce the risk of breast cancer while also cutting the calories
to less than half of the traditional dish! With only 6
ingredients, anyone can make this dish in a snap!
Added to Recipes on Wed 04/28/2010
Ingredients
Serves 2
1/2 lb cooked whole wheat pasta
1/2 head cauliflower, cored removed and broken into small
florets
2 tbsp olive oil
2 shallots, minced
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
Salt and black pepper to taste
Directions
Steam the cauliflower for 20 minutes until very soft. In a small
sauce pan, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat and cook the
shallots until soft and translucent, stirring often, for about
10 minutes. Add the chicken stock and cook for 5 minutes longer.
Set aside to cool.
In a large blender, combine the cooked cauliflower and the
shallot-chicken stock mixture and purée until silky smooth. Pour
the puree into the sauce pan and heat over medium heat until
steaming. Remove from the heat, toss in the cooked pasta and add
the grated parmesan cheese.
Season to taste with salt and pepper and divide between 2
serving bowls. Top with more parmesan cheese.
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Re: Skinnier Version of Chicken Alfredo
By: Diana Date: March 26, 2012, 8:18 am
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Greek yogurt is good to cook anything, You marinade lamb in it
to I add lots of garlic and lemon and marinade the lamb
overnight the yogurt takes the gamie taste away and all it's
left is yummines.
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Re: Skinnier Version of Chicken Alfredo
By: nfaband Date: March 26, 2012, 11:52 am
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Thanks for adding the recipe Diana, it sounds delicious, I'll be
trying it when DH is away for most of the day, that way I can
cook it without his knowing about the cauliflower.
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