Healthy Versions of Your Favorite Pasta Sauces : Living Green Magazine

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By Melissa Valliant

If there’s anything more dangerously tempting than a rich, decadent dessert, it’s a big plate of pasta with alfredo sauce. Carbonara and vodka sauce don’t fall far behind. These sauces typically contain more fat than you want to know about — but they don’t have to.

The following recipes for 10 popular pasta sauces are just as satisfying but don’t leave you feeling the need to sustain yourself on only salads for the next week.

ALFREDO
The cheese-lover’s guilty pleasure no longer comes with the guilt. Rachael Ray’s skinny fettuccine Alfredo not only cuts the calories and fat; with only 10 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cook time, it also cuts the hassle. Click here for the recipe.

Eat Good 4 Life’s photo of its skinny fettuccine Alfredo with spinach epitomizes the reason we despise writing about food in the afternoon: We can’t help but be hungry looking at it! The blog uses Greek yogurt, cottage cheese and unsweetened soymilk to whip up that rich, creamy texture and taste we love about Alfredo.

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