Leaner Tip: Substitute flour noodles with shirataki noodles to reduce recipe by ~200 calories per cup.

Enjoy!

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Italian Creamy Shirataki Fettuccine Alfredo with Turkey Meatballs

Yield: 2

Ingredients

Pasta

  • 2 bags of Fettuccine shirataki noodles (16 oz total)

Creamy Alfredo Sauce

  • 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
  • 4 wedge slices of Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cream Cheese
  • 2 tsp of chives
  • 1/2 tbsp of oregano
  • 1/8 tsp of salt

Turkey Meatballs

  • 10 oz of ground turkey (85-94% lean) or 12oz of ground turkey (95-97% lean)

Instructions

  1. To make the pasta with sauce, rinse and boil the shirataki noodles for 5 min. Drain water from the pasta. Mix the cheese wedges and 3/4 tsp of chives with the hot pasta and slowly stir on low heat until the cheese melts; add 1/8 cup of water to help the cheese melt and add salt for taste.
  2. To a make the meatballs, mix the spices with the ground turkey and roll into 6 separate meatballs. Pre-heat oven to 375F (190C). Place these balls on parchment paper that has been sprayed with light oil (IE: Pam Cooking Spray). Bake for 15 minutes until the meat has been fully cooked.
  3. Plate the pasta and meatballs and sprinkle the remaining amount of chives as garnish.
© Tinger Hseih
Cuisine: European