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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 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!

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!

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!

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 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!

Instant Pot Skinny Alfredo

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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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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!

Instant Pot Skinny Alfredo is a fast, easy pasta dish made in the Instant Pot with a skinny creamy garlic parmesan cheese sauce. The sauce has NO heavy cream and uses evaporated milk instead. All the flavor, none of the guilt! #Instantpot #pasta #alfredo #skinny #ww #healthy #nocream #recipe #dinner #fast #easy #pressurecooker

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Instant Pot Skinny Alfredo

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!
Prep Time: 11 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings

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

Serving: 1g | Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 973mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g
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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!

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  1. When I was testing it, it turned out a little weird for me. Not totally curdled but just weird. So I tried other methods. If it works for you, go for it!! ?

  2. I tried to pin this and Pinterest blocked it saying the link could lead to spam?

  3. Really? Thanks for letting me know. I’ll look into that.

    Thanks for your help!

  4. Looks like Pinterest is having a glitch today, a lot of websites are affected. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! Hopefully it will be solved soon!!

  5. 5 stars
    Ok this is so so so good! I usually just buy jarred Alfredo sauce and it’s ok, but nothing overly fancy. This! This is amazing! It’s creamy,
    It’s rich, it’s delicious, and it was so easy! Not even sure I’ll need to go back to my jarred sauce again!

    My only critique, if you could call it that, is I found the noodles to be quite well done. I think next time I will either cut the cook time down by a minute, or do the QR a little sooner. Otherwise; yummmmm, I wish I had garlic bread to go along with this!

    I should also note that I chopped up a couple chicken breasts first, sautéed them for a couple min first, then proceeded with the recipe as is. The chicken took up room in the pot, so not all
    My noodles were covered and stuck together a bit, but it all worked out in the end. I think I might try to add mushrooms too, maybe some real bacon bits as well. But mmmm yummy!

    After how amazing this was, I don’t even see the need to try the full fat version. By the taste of this; you would NEVER know its “skinny, the richness is AMAZING!

    Thank you for this, I will DEFINITELY making this again.

  6. Thank you so much for your detailed comment, Robyn! Such yummy additions! Try tossing some spinach in at the end next time too- sooo good! I do that quite often. ?

  7. Hi! Would cook time and ingredient measurements be different if I used spaghettini instead of linguini?

  8. Hi Angela! Spaghetti is quite a bit thinner than linguini so I would cook for 3 or 4 minutes with a 4 minute NPR. Make sure to stay what the Instant Pot in case it starts to volcano out the top! With cutting down on the NPR time it may want to come out the top. So just keep an eye on it and if it starts to bubble up use the back of a long spoon and close the vent and wait 30 seconds to a minute then try again. Measurements should stay the same!

  9. Hi. May I ask what it means when it says minced garlic dried? I’m sorry if that is a silly question. I have a bit of a migraine today and it’s not quite making sense to me. Thanks!

  10. Hi Sian! You can find this in your grocery store by the spices. It will be by the garlic powder. Or you can substitute 4 fresh cloves of garlic if you’d rather!