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    Home » International » Italian Recipes

    Creamy Spinach Sweetcorn Fettuccine Alfredo | Low Calorie Recipe

    Published: Oct 16, 2015 by Ramya · 32 Comments

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    So this is what I made with my super successful homemade vegan fettuccine pasta from scratch - I converted it into a skinny/low calorie Alfredo pasta recipe. I love how creamy this white sauce tastes and to get a good texture, I used spinach and sweetcorn – which is one of the hit combos at my home. I love how the colors work on this recipe – loads of white with specks of yellow and green. Although I love a cheesy Alfredo sauce, making something very rich for a weekday dinner every week would be impossible. That’s when this low calorie recipe was invented. This is a zero cheese Alfredo sauce, nonetheless very creamy. Also, by using this recipe there is zero chance of your sauce turning lumpy. You would have a smooth, silky sauce in less than ten mins that uses no butter or cheese. All that would be left to do is sauté the vegetables and mix it with the sauce. Stir everything together with the fettuccine pasta – yumm!

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    To make Low Cal Creamy Spinach Sweetcorn fettuccine Alfredo Pasta

    • Servings: 2
    • Time: 25 mins
    • Difficulty: Easy
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    What I used –

    • Toned Milk, 2 cups + ¼th cup
    • All-purpose Flour, 1.5 tbsp
    • Olive Oil, 1 tsp
    • Spinach Chopped, 1 cup
    • Sweetcorn Kernels, ½ cup
    • Finely Chopped Garlic, 1.5 tsp
    • Finely Chopped Onions, ½ cup
    • Black/White Pepper Powder, ½ tsp
    • Red Chilli Flakes, ½ tsp
    • Mixed Dried Italian Herbs, 1 tsp
    • Cooked Fettuccine Pasta, 2 cups

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    How I made –

    1. In a nonstick pan, bring 2 cups of milk to boil. In the remaining ¼th cup milk, mix the all-purpose flour. Bring this mixture to the boiling milk, stir well. Keep the flame on low.

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    2. In about 3-4 mins, the sauce thickens. Add the pepper powder and salt required for the sauce. Mix well. When the sauce coats the spoon and forms an even layer, it’s of the right consistency. Switch off the heat. Keep it aside.

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    3. In another pan, heat oil. Add finely chopped garlic. Fry for 10 secs. Add finely chopped onions and fry until translucent. Add finely chopped spinach and sweetcorn kernels.

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    4. Fry the vegetables for 2-3 mins until the spinach slowly changes color and wilts. Add salt required for the vegetables. Also add the dried Italian herbs and red chilli flakes. Fry for another minute or two until the raw smell is gone. Mix the sautéed vegetables with the prepared white sauce. Mix well.

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    5. Bring the cooked fettuccine and Alfredo sauce together. Mix well. If the sauce is too thick, add few tablespoon of  the water used to cook the pasta.

    6. Serve hot-hot immediately 🙂

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    Note –

    • The alternative method to make white sauce is to heat a teaspoon of oil/butter, fry the all-purpose flour until nice aroma comes up. Mix it with milk and whisk very quickly so as to not form lumps. This method is a bit tricky as the mixture can turn lumpy in a matter of seconds.
    • Additionally, a cube of cheese can be added to the prepared Alfredo sauce.
    • Instead of olive oil, butter can be used to sauté the vegetables.
    • Adjust spice levels as per preference.
    • Instead of spinach or sweetcorn, white button mushrooms or green/yellow zucchini can be added.
    • If desired, grated cheese can be added on top.

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    1. dreamzandclouds

      October 16, 2015 at 10:34 am

      I am going to try this too.....you definitely make it sound easy & yummy 🙂

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      • CHCooks

        October 16, 2015 at 10:36 am

        Hahaha 🙂 It really is easy! Hope you like it as much I do 🙂

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        • dreamzandclouds

          October 16, 2015 at 10:39 am

          I am not able to keep up with your posts, I am more of a weekend cook and your posting delicious recipes everyday 🙁

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          • CHCooks

            October 16, 2015 at 10:41 am

            Awwww 🙂 so sorry dear! Good thing is these posts are going to be here for ever 🙂 I'm glad I'm capturing these recipes.. Sometimes I tend to forget too 😉

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            • dreamzandclouds

              October 16, 2015 at 10:43 am

              that's true....and thanks for sharing 🙂

            • CHCooks

              October 16, 2015 at 10:51 am

              My pleasure dear 🙂

    2. Freda @ Aromatic essence

      October 16, 2015 at 11:02 am

      I had a feeling it would be Alfredo !? Looks awesome ? Alfredo can be calorie heavy with all the heavy cream and cheese ! I sometimes skip the cheese and make it this way too , but I use butter ?

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      • CHCooks

        October 16, 2015 at 11:23 am

        Hahaha 🙂 You guessed it right then 🙂 Yeah, butter would taste good but husband hates it literally and to further make it skinny, I end up using olive oil dear 🙂

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        • Freda @ Aromatic essence

          October 16, 2015 at 12:32 pm

          Olive oil is indeed a good option here 🙂

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          • CHCooks

            October 16, 2015 at 1:16 pm

            Yeah it is 🙂

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    3. MyCulinarySaga

      October 16, 2015 at 1:51 pm

      Awesome 🙂

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      • CHCooks

        October 16, 2015 at 2:25 pm

        Thank you dear 🙂

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    4. Lynz Real Cooking

      October 16, 2015 at 5:11 pm

      Wow this looks so creamy and delicious!

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      • CHCooks

        October 16, 2015 at 5:27 pm

        Thanks again Lynn 🙂

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    5. srividhya

      October 16, 2015 at 8:00 pm

      Alfredo without cheese is interesting.. 😉

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      • CHCooks

        October 16, 2015 at 8:34 pm

        🙂 🙂

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    6. Traditionally Modern Food

      October 17, 2015 at 3:03 am

      After getting such a cool stuff how can u say no to pasta.. Alfredo s my fav:-) your version looks interesting

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      • CHCooks

        October 17, 2015 at 7:33 am

        Thanks a lot Vidya 🙂

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    7. Bharani

      October 17, 2015 at 5:31 am

      Yummy 🙂

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      • CHCooks

        October 17, 2015 at 7:32 am

        Thank you Bharani 🙂

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    8. Love Served Daily

      October 17, 2015 at 8:43 am

      My favorite kind of pasta. Looks awesome

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      • CHCooks

        October 17, 2015 at 8:49 am

        Thanks a lot dear! 🙂

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    9. Vajeea

      October 17, 2015 at 3:50 pm

      this looks so creamy, yummy, lovely and sooo mouth-watering!

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      • CHCooks

        October 17, 2015 at 4:15 pm

        Thank you Vajeea 🙂

        Reply
    10. Abida

      October 18, 2015 at 12:41 am

      It's the calories that have put me off making fettuccine myself, but I am so glad to see a lighter version, thank you!

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      • CHCooks

        October 18, 2015 at 9:53 am

        Thanks to you, for this comment 🙂 Welcome here Abida!

        Reply
    11. Chitra Jagadish

      October 19, 2015 at 1:21 pm

      Looks super luscious dear Ch... love the combo of spinach and sweetcorn... 🙂

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      • CHCooks

        October 19, 2015 at 3:16 pm

        Thanks a lot dear Chitra 🙂

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    12. Sharvari ( Mumbai to Mumbai)

      October 20, 2015 at 4:46 am

      Looks so creamy and yum ! Love the sauce and we love spinach and corn combination at home too !!
      http://www.mumbaitomelbourne.com/food-and-health-blog-posts/medu-vada-ulundu-vadai

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      • CHCooks

        October 20, 2015 at 10:35 am

        Thank you Sharvari 🙂 Welcome to my blog! 🙂

        Hopping onto yours 🙂

        Reply

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