Dinner for 4

Lightened Spaghetti Alfredo

Name: Lightened Spaghetti Alfredo
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 lb spaghetti; 1 tbsp butter; 1 shallot; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp flour; 1 1/4 cup 1% or 2% milk; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp pepper; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese; 4 oz low-fat cream cheese or neufchatel; 2 1/2 cups broccoli florets

Spaghetti and broccoli cook in one pot, then get coated in a light garlic cream sauce with Parmesan.

Typical price

$5.22for 4 servings

$1.30 per serving$5.22 for 4

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20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Family Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Pasta$0.10/oz typical	8 oz	$0.80Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
Leeks and shallots$3.49/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.54Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Milk$0.04/oz typical	11 oz	$0.42Typical price
Parmesan$0.55/oz typical	1.75 oz	$0.96Typical price
Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical	4 oz	$1.20Typical price
Broccoli$1.99/lb typical	0.45 lb	$0.93Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.22

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Ingredients

1/2 lb spaghetti
1 tbsp butter
1 shallot
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp flour
1 1/4 cup 1% or 2% milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
4 oz low-fat cream cheese or neufchatel
2 1/2 cups broccoli florets

Steps

Boil salted water in a large pot, add the spaghetti and broccoli, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until tender.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat, then cook the chopped shallot for 2 minutes.
Add the garlic and flour, stir for 1 minute, then whisk in the milk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Simmer the sauce for 3 to 4 minutes until thickened, then stir in the cream cheese and Parmesan.
Drain the spaghetti and broccoli, toss them with the sauce, and heat for 1 minute.

Swaps

Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Pasta for Egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices