Alfredo Sauce

I just love a good Alfredo sauce, don’t you? Rich, creamy, cheesy, and garlicky, but talk about some serious calories. Most Alfredo sauces are made up of lots of heavy cream and butter. The night before I made this, I had made a spicy chicken crock pot dish and had some leftovers. I thought it would be delicious served over pasta with the sauce to cut some of the heat of all of the spices in the chicken! So not really wanting all of the calories of a typical Alfredo sauce I went on a little search for a sauce with fewer calories.  I still wanted all of the great taste and if you follow me you know I love Pinterest.  That is where my search started and I found this terrific recipe!

INGREDIENTS
1 Tablespoon of butter
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup 1% milk (can use whole milk)
1/2 to 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 large egg yolk, beaten
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Cooked pasta of your choice

DIRECTIONS
Combine butter, garlic, heavy cream and milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese and the egg yolk whisking constantly to prevent egg from scrambling. If the mixture is too thick add more milk as needed. Add salt and pepper to taste.  Serve warm over cooked pasta.

Enjoy!