Pasta Primavera Alfredo

By mmcgowane

Delicious pasta dish with broccoli and carrots.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup fat free skim milk
• 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup light cream cheese
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 9 oz fettuccine
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 2 cups chopped small broccoli florets
• 1 cup chopped carrots

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Place cream cheese, milk, parmesan cheese and butter in small saucepan; cook on medium-low heat until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring occasionally.

Add pepper, garlic powder and nutmeg; stir until well blended.

Meanwhile, add vegetables and pasta to 2 1/2 qt. boiling water in large saucepan; cook 3 minutes. Drain.

Toss pasta mixture with cream cheese mixture.

I modified this just a little bit. I used fresh garlic insead of garlic salt, I added Sweet red pepper, red onions and yellow pepper. Overall this dish was very tasty!