Homemade Pesto Alfredo Pasta
Homemade skinny alfredo sauce blended together with either homemade pesto or store-bought pesto make this dish flavorful and surprisingly easy to make. Ready in about 15 minutes!
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Equipment
- Stove
Ingredients
- 1 cup homemade pesto store bought would work fine as well
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 4 tsp all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk I used 2%
- 1 tsp salt
- 1½ cups Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
- 4 tbsp reduced fat cream cheese 2 oz
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a skillet or large sauce pan over medium heat
- Add the garlic and saute until the garlic is slightly soft, about 1 minute
- Add in the flour and stir with a wooden spoon for approximately 1 minute
- Stir/whisk in the milk and salt
- Stir constantly until slightly thickened - approximately 2-3 minutes
- Add the cream cheese and Parmesan cheese; stir until well blended and cheese is melted - approximately 2-3 minutes
- Stir in one cup of pesto
- Turn heat down to low or a simmer and allow sauce to warm thoroughly
- Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain
- Add pasta to the pesto alfredo sauce, or simply serve the sauce on top of the cooked pasta
- Stir gently so that all the noodles are coated
- Top with toasted pine nuts, additional Parmanesen cheese, tomatoes or even chicken if desired
- Serve immediately
- Enjoy!
Notes
If you are making homemade pesto, you can get that recipe here. It is very easy to do and ready in under 5 minutes!
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