{"id":234,"date":"2026-10-10T21:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T21:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shaelieandsam.com\/all-recipes\/?post_type=cp_recipe&#038;p=234"},"modified":"2026-10-10T21:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T21:54:59","slug":"guiltless-alfredo-sauce","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.shaelieandsam.com\/all-recipes\/recipes\/guiltless-alfredo-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Guiltless Alfredo Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n<p>A lightened-up alfredo-style sauce that&#8217;s easy to make and delicious on pasta, veggies, or even used as pizza sauce.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<div class=\"cooked-recipe-ingredients\">\n<div class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"2\">2<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">cups<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">low-fat milk<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"0.33333333333333\">&#8531;<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">low fat cream cheese (3 oz)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"2\">2<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">tbsp<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">flour (up to 3)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"1\">1<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">tsp<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">salt<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"1\">1<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">tbsp<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">butter<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"3\">3<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">cloves<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">garlic<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"1\">1<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">grated Parmesan cheese<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"cooked-recipe-directions\">\n<div id=\"cooked-single-direction-step-\" class=\"cooked-single-direction cooked-direction\" data-step=\"Step 1\">\n<div class=\"cooked-dir-content\">\n<p>Place milk, cream cheese, flour, and salt in a blender and blend until smooth. In a non-stick sauce pan, melt butter on med-high heat and add garlic. Let the garlic saute for about 30 seconds, you don&#8217;t want to burn it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cooked-single-direction-step-\" class=\"cooked-single-direction cooked-direction\" data-step=\"Step 2\">\n<div class=\"cooked-dir-content\">\n<p>Then add milk mixture to the pan. Stir constantly for about 3 or 4 minutes or until it just comes to a simmer. Keep stirring and let it cook for a few minutes more. It should be much thicker now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cooked-single-direction-step-\" class=\"cooked-single-direction cooked-direction\" data-step=\"Step 3\">\n<div class=\"cooked-dir-content\">\n<p>When it&#8217;s nice and thickened remove the pan from the heat. Add the cheese, stir it up and then cover immediately. Let stand for at least 10 minutes before using. It will continue to thicken upon standing. Season with additional salt if needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[37],"class_list":["post-234","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","hentry","cp_recipe_category-dinner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaelieandsam.com\/all-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaelieandsam.com\/all-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaelieandsam.com\/all-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaelieandsam.com\/all-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaelieandsam.com\/all-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaelieandsam.com\/all-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaelieandsam.com\/all-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}