Best Light Pasta And Cheese Sauce Recipes

BEST CHEESE SAUCE

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This fabulous cheese sauce is as easy to make as it is versatile. A smooth, fail-safe sauce for Welsh rarebit, Horseshoe sandwiches, vegetables, and pasta. Try it over poached eggs and toast. Wow!

Provided by Pam Witzig

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Creamy

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

½ cup butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 cups half-and-half
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Steps:

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Blend in flour and cook until mixture is smooth and bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in half-and-half, Cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is smooth, about 5 minutes. Keep warm until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 668.5 calories, Carbohydrate 12.4 g, Cholesterol 178.2 mg, Fat 59.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 21.9 g, SaturatedFat 37.8 g, Sodium 1223.1 mg, Sugar 0.6 g

LIGHT PASTA AND CHEESE SAUCE

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This is a lighter, quick and easy version of normal pasta with cheese sauce and tastes just as good.

Provided by Pantheress

Categories European

Time 25m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 cups skim milk
2 tablespoons flour
3 chicken bouillon cubes
2 cups grated parmesan cheese (could use smoked cheddar or gouda as well)
800 g pasta

Steps:

Cook pasta as directed; drain well.
Mix milk, flour and chicken broth in electric mixer.
Cook in a pan, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Then add in the cheese; stir constantly until cheese melts.
Add the sauce to pasta and serve immediately.

EASY PARMESAN AND CREAM CHEESE PASTA SAUCE

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Make and share this Easy Parmesan and Cream Cheese Pasta Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Suzie

Categories Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
pepper

Steps:

Microwave cream cheese, milk and Parmesan cheese in 1 quart casserole until sauce is smooth, stirring occasionally.
Stir in seasonings.
Toss with hot, cooked pasta.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 555.5, Fat 49.5, SaturatedFat 28.4, Cholesterol 159.8, Sodium 791.8, Carbohydrate 10, Sugar 3.9, Protein 19.4

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