To all you cooks out there

[Princess-in-Training]

I went to a Pampered Chef party over the weekend and we made a FABULOUS soup, "Chicken Alfredo Soup". Red Bell Peppers, broccoli, carrots, onions, fresh basil, cubed cooked chicken, chicken stock and... 1 jar of alfredo sauce

Now, everything in the soup is sensationally healthy, until you add that jar of sauce. In the one I bought, the addition of the jar adds (in total): 800 calories (640 calories from fat), and 72g of fat (40 of which are saturated).

Does anyone know a way that the flavor can remain somewhat the same, but I don't have to use the heart-attack-in-a-jar ingredient?? I was thinking maybe adding (just before serving) a simple cooked white sauce (shaking flour and milk together, then cooking with pepper, garlic, and low-fat parmasan cheese)?

Any thoughts? This soup was just so darned good and I don't even normally like the 3 veggies in it!!

 

[puffkin]

Yum, that sounds delicious except for the heart attack sauce. I would also be interested in knowing if anyone has an alfredo substitute!

On an aside, I absolutely love some of my Pampered Chef cookbooks. The meals are tasty and easy and most of them are really good for (I figured out the WW points on them and most are below 7 for a dinner, which I think is pretty good).

 

[limace]

Yum! I think I would try to come as close to real alfreo sauce as possible, which is basically cream, Parmesan and butter. Since cream is obviously out, I'd sub fat free 1/2 and 1/2, then use good Parmesan, the real stuff (I think low fat cheese is criminal). . Start with a smallish amount of the dairy and add until it seams right. I might throw in a bit of white wine, too. If you'd like it thicker, add a little wondra flour-I'd avoid a white sauce as it might end up too floury, ESP since you'll be skipping the step of cooking the flour in butter, which removes that floury taste.

Let us know how it turns out!