This Lighter Creamier Corn Pepper Fusilli Alfredo will satisfy your pasta cravings and won't leave you with the post cheat meal guilt! Wholewheat fusilli pasta, a lighter sauce which is just as creamy as the real thing and enough corn and peppers to balance out the veggie quotient!Â
It's so tough staying away from anything pasta but you know the calories in a loaded Alfredo sauce are probably enough to discount three days of workout (which I've recently started doing after much procrastination). This lighter creamier corn pepper fusilli alfredo is just everything right now. Only thing I couldn't resist is bacon. Because bacon is perfect. And let's not argue about that.
Bacon is also the only thing that makes this vegetarian pasta not vegetarian. Which is why it's so simple to skip it if you aren't a meat eater. But if you are, then this bacon is going to be your friend. And is what's taking this simple pasta to the next level.I'm also so kicked about this corn and pepper combination. It's perfect with just the right amount of natural sweet and spicy. That fusilli really soaks up all the sauce. Each little crevice in that spiral is filled with our lighter, creamier alfredo sauce which makes it the perfect choice for this pasta!
Some of you are going to say that there is nothing light about all that stringy cheese. But when you compare all the cheese and cream that goes into a traditional alfredo, this is not even half as many calories!
We are making some real substitutions. Whole wheat flour for all purpose flour. Skim milk for cream. And only a little bit of cheese which amounts to less 2 tablespoons per helping. Is this perfect or what?
We ended up doing this for lunch the other day, and oh man! I ate leftovers standing by the fridge in the middle of the night. So not cool. But totally unavoidable.
I love you lighter creamier corn pepper fusilli alfredo. And I'll be making you again. I promise.
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Lighter Creamier Corn Pepper Fusilli Alfredo
Ingredients
- 2 cups Fusilli uncooked Pasta
- 4 Strips Bacon , diced (Optional)
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 4 Cloves Garlic , minced
- 2 ½ tablespoons Whole wheat flour (Atta)
- 3 cups Milk Skim
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning Mix
- ½ teaspoon Chilli Flakes
- ½ cup Cheddar shredded and/or Mozzarella
- 1 cup Corn Kernels
- 1 cup Red Bell Peppers diced
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta in boiling water as per package directions till al dente.
- Cook bacon in a skillet till golden brown and crispy. Remove from the skillet, and wipe off the excess fat with a paper towel.
- Heat butter and olive oil in the same skillet and add garlic. Saute for a minute and add whole wheat flour. Saute the whole wheat flour for about 30 seconds till it starts foaming and using a hand whisk, whisk in the milk till no lumps exist.
- Bring the sauce to a quick boil while stirring continuously. Mix in the italian seasoning, chili flakes, salt and cheese.
- Add the pasta, corn, pepper and bacon to the pan and mix well till all the alfredo sauce coats the pasta. Simmer for 2-3 minutes and switch off the flame. At this point, add a little milk if the sauce is too thick. Serve hot.
Richa Gupta says
Thanks Laura 🙂
Laura @MotherWouldKnow says
What a great alternative to the heavier versions of alfredo! I love the addition of corn too - so summery.
Richa Gupta says
Thanks Indu, it was perfectly creamy without all the calories 🙂
indugetscooking says
That looks so creamy!!!