My son and daughter love Fettuccini Alfredo. To be honest, I do too. However, because of the calories and
fat, I am always trying to come up with a recipe that is a little more healthy.
This recipe is easy, fast and contains much less fat and calories than a
typical Alfredo. Best of all it
tastes great. I used Shrimp
because I had some on hand, but if you want to go with a freeze-dried meat,
chicken or sausage from your storage would be terrific. Give it a try. You will be surprised at how fast and
easy it is to make and you may not even have to go out to the store to get the
ingredients.
2 C. Water
1/3 C. Instant Powdered Milk
Place instant powdered milk into a mixing bowl. Gradually whisk in water. Whisk until all lumps are gone. Set aside.
2 T. Olive oil
1 T. Butter
2 ½ T. Flour
Add oil and butter to frying pan and bring to medium
heat. Make a rue by adding flour
and stirring until smooth. Cook a
few minutes while flour and oil bubbles.
Remove pan from heat and add the following ingredients to the rue:
¼ C. Dehydrated
or freeze-dried Onions
½ C.
Freeze-dried Mushrooms
½ C.
Freeze-dried Spinach
Stir these ingredients into the rue as much as
possible. There are too many
ingredients to mix in well, but just try to stir them around until they are
mixed. Put pan back on heat and
whisk in reconstituted milk gradually.
Continue cooking on medium heat until thickened. Immediately add:
About 1 doz. Medium Shrimp *Note: Chicken or Sausage can be substituted
2 tsp. Chicken Bouillon
1/8 tsp. Garlic Powder
Salt to taste
Black Pepper – a few shakes or to taste
Cayenne Pepper – a few shakes to give it a little kick
¼ C. Parmesan Cheese
Simmer for about 3 – 4 minutes or until shrimp are done (nice
and pink). If you over cook them,
the shrimp will be tough. Serve
immediately over cooked linguini or fettuccini noodles. Sprinkle with more Parmesan Cheese if
you like.
All of the food storage items I used in this recipe are from
Shelf Reliance Thrive. I highly
recommend them. They are of the
highest quality, very tasty and easy to use. Please see my Shelf Reliance website for more information
at:
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