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Instant Pot Skinny Alfredo is a healthier version of my famous Dump & Start Alfredo recipe. This healthy alternative is made with evaporated milk instead; NO HEAVY CREAM! Substituting evaporated milk for the heavy cream cuts the calorie and fat content by more than half making this a guilt-free, healthier Alfredo!
Instant Pot Skinny Alfredo is here for all of you who requested a lighter version of my famous Dump and Start Alfredo Recipe! I tested quite a few different ways to substitute the heavy cream, and I’ve gotta say, this comes pretty dang close to the real thing!
Instead of using heavy cream, this recipe uses evaporated milk. Did you know that heavy cream has 5 times the amount of fat that evaporated milk does? And more than double the calories?
If you are getting ready for swim suit season and trying to was as light as possible, this SKINNY version is 100% made for you!
To make this healthier, evaporated milk is used instead of heavy whipping cream. It comes together a little bit differently than the original recipe though.
For this recipe, the noodles, seasonings and chicken broth cook together in the Instant Pot. The evaporated milk needs to be tempered before being added to the hot noodles and broth.
Once the noodles have finished cooking, taking a few noodles at a time, stir them into the evaporated milk until about half the noodles are in the evaporated milk. At that point it is okay to dump the evaporated milk and noodles back into the Instant Pot.
The tempering is done so the milk doesn’t curdle. Turn the Instant Pot on saute LOW and gradually stir in the parmesan cheese until it melts and thickens the sauce. And there ya have it! SKINNY Alfredo!
Instant Pot Skinny Alfredo
(Printable Recipe Below)
Instant Pot Skinny Alfredo is just as tasty as my famous Dump & Start recipe only without the heavy cream! Substituting evaporated milk for the heavy cream cuts the calorie and fat content by more than half making this a guilt-free meal!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 tsp minced garlic dried
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 lb dry linguine noodles broken in half
- 3/4-1 cup parmesan cheese shredded
Instructions
- Place the broth, garlic, salt and pepper into the Instant Pot liner. Break noodles in half and add to the pot. All noodles should be covered with the broth. DO NOT STIR.
- Cook on Manual HIGH for 6 minutes. Allow for a 6 min NPR before QR the pressure. Stir the noddles, some may be slightly stuck together, but that is okay. Once you add in the evaporated milk and warm through, all will be well.
- Pour the evaporated milk into a SEPARATE BOWL. Temper the milk by adding a scoop of noodles at a time into the milk and stirring. Once about half of the noodles have been mixed with the evaporated milk, dump the milk and noodles back into the Instant Pot.
- Turn the Instant Pot onto Saute LOW and gradually stir in the parmesan cheese. Stir until the cheese has melted completely and the sauce has thickened. Enjoy!
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Instant Pot Skinny Alfredo
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 tsp minced garlic dried
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 lb dry linguine noodles broken in half
- 3/4-1 cup parmesan cheese shredded
Instructions
- Place the broth, garlic, salt and pepper into the Instant Pot liner. Break noodles in half and add to the pot. All noodles should be covered with the broth. DO NOT STIR.
- Cook on Manual HIGH for 6 minutes. Allow for a 6 min NPR before QR the pressure. Stir the noddles, some may be slightly stuck together, but that is okay. Once you add in the evaporated milk and warm through, all will be well.
- Pour the evaporated milk into a SEPARATE BOWL. Temper the milk by adding a scoop of noodles at a time into the milk and stirring. Once about half of the noodles have been mixed with the evaporated milk, dump the milk and noodles back into the Instant Pot.
- Turn the Instant Pot onto Saute LOW and gradually stir in the parmesan cheese. Stir until the cheese has melted completely and the sauce has thickened. Enjoy!
Nutrition
You say to cover all the noodles. What if the broth doesn’t cover all of them?
I would add a little bit more broth until the pasta is all covered. ?
Have you ever tried doubling the recipe? Thanks in advance!
I personally haven’t, but I know of there that have with success!
if i double the recipe it said in a previous comment to use 4 1/2 cups of brith, but how much evap milk should i use? double?
Yes, you would double the evaporated milk. ?
If you are doubling the recipe do you double the time or use the original time?
Use the original time! 🙂
This was AWESOME! My picky husband actually had seconds!
I had no evaporated milk so I used 2% with 2T cornstarch mixed in.
I also use better than boullion instead of broth these days.
Fresh grated lucatelli pecorino Romano and this was AWESOME!
Thank you!!!!!
Great to know it works well with regular ol’ milk! So happy it got your Hubby’s stamp of approval!
This was delicious and so easy. The only thing I did different was to use all of the 12 oz can of evaporated milk…’cause I had nothing to do with 4 oz left over?. It took a little longer to thicken up but it still turned out great. Thank you for sharing!
Glad to hear you enjoyed my recipe, Glinda! ❤️ Thanks for commenting!
The recipe doesn’t say to drain the pasta after it cooks… are you supposed to drain it or does the broth become part of the sauce?
You are exactly right- the broth becomes part of the sauce. The majority of the broth will be soaked up by the pasta while it cooks. Leave the remaining broth in the Instant Pot and it will be part of the sauce.
I’d like to try this tonight, but only have mozzarella on hand. I know there will be a different flavor, but will it still thicken the sauce if I use the same amount of hand- shredded mozzarella?
Thanks in advance!
Hi Emily! Mozzarella should thicken the sauce. Is will probably make the sauce more of a stringy sauce, instead of the classic consistency of regular Alfredo if that makes sense. Let me know how it goes!
This recipe is absolutely delicious!! I’ve made it 3 times in about 2 1/2 weeks already! It is so yummy! Have to make a double batch to have any leftovers. 😊
Glad you love it, Jena!
Has anybody used chickpea pasta if so is there anything different I have to do thanks
OH MY GOODNESS. Where has this been all my life?? I am pretty new to using an InsantPot, but this recipe is so easy it’s basically fool proof.
I substituted whole wheat noodles for regular ones. I still cooked them for 6 minutes but only NR for 4 minutes and they were perfect!
I am usually a jar-of-Alfredo sauce junkie. However, the evaporated milk and Parmesan have me 100% converted! This recipe is so good, you wouldn’t ever know it had the word “Skinny” in front of it.
Thank you so much for sharing!
BEST COMMENT EVERRRRR!! Thank you so much for that glowing review, Amber!! So happy you loved it!