Fettuccine Alfredo with Italian Sausage (Healthier Recipe)
This Fettuccine Alfredo with Italian Sausage is creamy and delicious but made lighter with no heavy cream or butter. Ready in just 30 minutes!
Servings 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 8 oz whole wheat Fettuccine pasta cooked al dente
- 1 lb mushrooms roughly chopped
- ½ cup yellow onion diced
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 9 oz turkey sausage browned and drained.
- 2 cups chicken stock homemade or purchased
- 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 4 tsp arrowroot powder
- Olive oil extra virgin
- salt and pepper
- ¼ cup parsley chopped
Instructions
- Drizzle olive oil into a skillet and when hot add onion and mushrooms. Cook until onions begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and remove from the heat.
- Heat cooked sausage and chicken stock together in a large skillet or dutch oven. Stir arrowroot powder and 1/4 cup water together in a cup or small bowl until combined.
- Pour the arrowroot and water mixture into the sausage and stir until it begins to thicken
- Add onions, mushrooms, garlic and about 2/3 of the parmesan cheese and stir to combine.
- Add the cooked Fettuccine noodles and stir to combine.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add chopped parsley if using. Serve immediately and garnish with remaining parmesan cheese.
Notes
I used an Italian flavored turkey sausage. Don't use a breakfast sausage.
Nutrition
Calories: 491kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 964mg | Potassium: 863mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 560IU | Vitamin C: 11.7mg | Calcium: 354mg | Iron: 4.1mg
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