Alfredo Sauce (Low Fat)

1 Cup Milk (use skim milk if you want it low fat)
1/2 Cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
1 Tablespoon Cornstarch or Arrowroot Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/8 Teaspoon Pepper
1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese

Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Trasfer to sauce pan and heat until heated through and smooth, stirring occasionally. Serve hot over cooked pasta of choice.

This recipe should be enough for 8oz. to 16oz. of pasta, depending on how cheesey you like it.

Options: add veggies, ham, chicken, mushrooms, etc.

White Clam Sauce with Broccoli

(We make this for 2 - 12 oz packages of Whole Wheat Pasta)

1 head of garlic cloves, chopped
1 cup olive oil
4 cans clams with liquid
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons parsley

Saute olive oil and chopped garlic until garlic lightly brown.  Add rest of ingredients and simmer about 5 minutes.  Serve with Parmesan or Romano Cheese.

Optional - add 2 packages (10-12oz) broccoli

Clams Alfredo

2 (~6 to 7oz) cans of clams, drained
1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1/2 cup Italian Style bread crumbs
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup melted butter
1 1/2 cups half and half
1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
Dash of pepper or to taste
1 lb Pasta - your choice (wholegrain, fettuccine, ziti, etc.) prepared according to package directions.

Saute onion in butter then combine rest of ingredients down to pepper.  Cook through to simmer. Top ingredients on freshly cooked warm pasta.