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Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce
This cauliflower Alfredo sauce recipe is creamy, rich, and flavorful—all without any cream! Blended cauliflower, Parmesan cheese, and a little butter perfect its velvety texture. Toss it with fettuccine pasta for a delicious, healthy weeknight dinner!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Jeanine Donofrio📖 loveandlemons
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the cauliflower and boil until the cauliflower is fork tender, 8 to ⏱️ 10 minutes. Drain and place the cauliflower in a blender. Add the Parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic, mustard, butter, lemon juice, salt, and several grinds of pepper.
fresh lemon juice2 tablespoons
2
Bring another large pot of salted water to a boil. Prepare the pasta according to the package instructions, cooking until al dente. Reserve 1½ cups of the starchy pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
3
Add 1 cup of the pasta water to the blender and blend the sauce until creamy.
4
Return the pasta to the pot. Add the sauce and toss to coat. If the sauce is too thick, add the remaining ½ cup pasta water and toss again to loosen the sauce and make it a bit creamier.
5
Season to taste and serve topped with parsley and more cheese, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
calories
472 kcal
fat Content
21 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
572 mg
protein Content
14 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
86 mg
carbohydrate Content
58 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
unsaturated Fat Content
12 g
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