Alfredo sauce is wonderfully rich and creamy and loaded with calories and fat making it a “sometimes” food. This Faux-fredo, aka White Bean Alfredo, is a healthier vegan alternative that I can enjoy anytime.
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White Bean Alfredo
Besides being healthier than traditional Alfredo sauce, this version whips up in a matter of minutes, making it a wonderfully quick weeknight meal.
The roasted garlic taste is wonderful, but truthfully it is missing the gooey cheesiness of true Alfredo. If you aren’t going vegan or vegetarian, feel free to add in some Parmesan cheese when heating the sauce.
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White Bean Alfredo Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 can 15 ounce white beans cannelini, navy, small white, etc.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup almond or soy milk
- freshly ground nutmeg optional
Instructions
- Drain and rinse white beans several times.
- Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan. Sautee garlic for 1-2 minutes.
- In blender or food processor combine garlic, white beans, stock and millk until smooth.
- Pour bean mixture into saucepan, and heat thoroughly. Serve over pasta with freshly grated nutmeg if desired.
I cannot wait to try this recipe. I’m assuming the first ingredient is supposed to say cannelini or northern beans. Great idea, thanks for sharing.
Ha ha! Thanks for catching that and letting me know. I updated the recipe. Any kind of white beans will do.
This sounds wonderful – will have to give it a try soon!
Thanks, Shelley. The Recipe Makeover sure was fun.
I’ve kinda always preferred white sauce to red, so I love the idea of using white beans to make alfredo sauce…and yay for garlic! *-*
I hear you on preferring white sauce to red.