I thought it was really good. The cream cheese and parmesan thickened it up just fine for me and the taste was great.
It's edible but definitely not worth the effort. A bit bland for alfredo sauce and boring with nothing but noodles and sauce. I thought it could be made with fewer steps. For instance grating the garlic before cooking it is much easier than trying to blend it--it just goes round and round in the blender without getting processed.
This sauce was disappointing. Better to call it alfredo soup. Although to be fair it did taste good. Will just make it with heavy cream next time.
I have been making this recipe since it first appeared in the September 1998 edition of Eating Well magazine. I stick with the ingredients in the basic sauce recipe and sometimes add chicken or shrimp as well as various veges like summer squash peas spinach mushrooms or broccoli. It is definitely not the same as restaurant-style alfredo but it makes a delicious substitute for those trying to cut the fat from their diet. To thicken the sauce I whisk in a little flour after it comes out of the blender. I also use a little more cream cheese - 3-4 tablespoons versus the 2 tablespoons called for in the recipe. A versatile dish and popular with the whole family!
YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY! I really enjoyed this. It was so delicious. While it took time to simmer the milk and garlic it was very-much-so worth it. I added to the sauce fresh mushrooms and shredded zucchini. I also changed the seasonings and added two teaspoons black pepper a pinch of cayenne pepper and a teaspoon of sea salt. The sauce is not thick like the preservative loaded store brand but that is OK because I like the freshness of it. Thanks again for another fabulous recipe.
Good quick weeknight recipe We added steamed broccoli and some roasted red peppers. This was great as leftovers the next day for lunch too.
This dish was pretty good! I made a few adjustments after reading the reviews though: used slightly less 2% milk added a sprinkle of flour after the blender step and whisked the out of it about half a cup more of Parmesan cheese in the sauce (I didn't really use any on top of the dish) and I used scallion cream cheese because that's what we had left over from the weekend and I finished up the container which was about 3 tablespoons. So I definitely made it a little more fattening than the original recipe but it really tasted better than the Alfredo sauce I get from the pizza shop in my neighborhood for a quick dinner. Oh and I added thin sliced chicken breasts too that I cooked up in EVOO and sprinkled with fresh black pepper and garlic sea salt.The process of using the blender with the whole cloves of peeled garlic worked great for me so I'm not sure why the other reviewer was having issues. And my blender was 20 from Target so it's nothing state of the art!
I thought this was just great. I made it with fat free sour cream and fat free chicken broth so it was great for my diet and the family enjoyed it as well. Will definitely make it again.
