Loaded Alfredo with Chicken and Vegetables

Name: Loaded Alfredo with Chicken and Vegetables
Ingredients: 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 3 tbsp flour; 3 cups 2% milk; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 tablespoons grated parmesan; salt and black pepper to taste; 1/2 tbsp olive oil; 2 cups bite-size broccoli florets; 8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced; 1/4 cup chopped sundried tomatoes; 8 oz cooked chicken breast, thinly sliced (store-bought rotisserie chicken works well); 12 oz whole-wheat fettuccine (we like Ronzoni Healthy Harvest)

Loaded Alfredo with Chicken and Vegetables was pinched from <a href="http://recipes.prevention.com/Recipe/loaded-alfredo-with-chicken-and-vegetables.aspx" target="_blank">recipes.prevention.com.</a>

"Here's how restaurants make Alfredo: cream, butter, and cheese. We ditched the cream and made a basic bechamel sauce with flour, milk, butter, and Parmesan. We solved the other major shortcoming of pasta Alfredo (that is, a dearth of any true nutrition) by adding chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, and, for good measure, sundried tomatoes...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 tbsp unsalted butter

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3 tbsp flour

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3 cups 2% milk

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2 cloves garlic, chopped

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2 tablespoons grated parmesan

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salt and black pepper to taste

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1/2 tbsp olive oil

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2 cups bite-size broccoli florets

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8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced

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1/4 cup chopped sundried tomatoes

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8 oz cooked chicken breast, thinly sliced (store-bought rotisserie chicken works well)

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12 oz whole-wheat fettuccine (we like Ronzoni Healthy Harvest)

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