Lighter Fettuccine Alfredo with Salmon

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Lighter Fettuccine Alfredo with Salmon is a delicious dinner for the entire family made with a creamy sauce of cream cheese, milk, garlic and parmesan cheese mixed with fettuccine pasta and topped with salmon cooked in Mazola® Corn Oil and added peas. A clinical study showed Mazola Corn Oil reduces cholesterol 2x more than extra virgin olive oil. To learn more about this claim, visit Mazola.com.
What to cook the family for dinner tonight? The never ending question for every parent on the planet. A favorite dish in my family is fettuccine alfredo. It is filling, super tasty and can be made quickly! A great addition to any weekly meal plan.

Lighter Swaps

February is National Heart Health Month. This has me thinking about different ways to incorporate  better-for-you ingredients to some of my families favorite dishes, like fettuccine alfredo. By simply getting rid of the heavy cream and butter while adding a heart healthy meat and something green, you can turn any dinner into a dish that is more nutritious.

Ingredient Swaps

Heavy Cream
A classic alfredo sauce has a base of heavy cream. Heavy cream is high in fat so my lighter version swaps that heavy cream for milk and broth to create that sauce base and then cream cheese is added for that thick, creamy and smooth texture you would expect from a delicious alfredo sauce.
Butter
Can you make alfredo sauce without butter? Typically butter is a main ingredient in alfredo sauce but you can make a smarter swap with Mazola Corn Oil lowering the saturated fat content. I promise, you will not miss the butter at all in this recipe!
Meat
Since we are talking about heart health this month, salmon is added to this fettuccine alfredo. Salmon is well known to be a heart healthy food and should be consumed regularly due to the fact that it is nutrient dense and rich with omega-3 fatty acids.
Add Green
Peas are full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and so easy to add to many dishes including this Lighter Fettuccine Alfredo with Salmon. If you are not a fan of peas, you could include broccoli, asparagus or spinach instead to add more nutritional value to your meal.

Mazola® Corn Oil

Mazola Corn Oil is an all-purpose, cholesterol free cooking oil that is a smart heart-healthy* choice for your family. *See Mazola.com for more information on the relationship between corn oil and heart health. It has a variety of uses include baking, grilling, sautéing, stir frying, or mixing up a marinade or dressing. The American Heart Association recently issued a new presidential advisory on dietary fats and cardiovascular disease that strongly advised replacing saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat, like corn oil, to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by 30 percent. Reduce saturated fats and cholesterol in your meals easily with simple swaps, such as substituting butter with Mazola Corn Oil.

Lighter Fettuccine Alfredo with Salmon

Lighter Fettuccine Alfredo with Salmon is creamy and comforting with the perfect amount of garlic and just enough seasoning. Peas and salmon bring a freshness to this dish with color and flavor. It is rare to find a meal tasty and beautiful enough to serve to guests at a dinner party that is also quick and simple enough to put on the family dinner table during the weekday. This is one of those dishes.

Salmon

Picking the right piece of salmon from the grocery store can be confusing at times. There are many different varieties and verbiage on labels that may make you question if you are picking the right fish. Here are some things to look at when purchasing a fish from the grocery store.
Color
The fish should be a vibrant pink opposed to a pale color. However, do pay attention to labeling. Some fish has color added which should be avoided.
Freshness
The salmon should do not appear dried out or have a strong fishy smell. Be cautious of “fresh” labeling because it may not actually be the freshest option. Flash frozen may be the best choice.
Variety
There are many different varieties of salmon from how the fish was raised to the region it is from. Variety is a personal choice. I prefer Pacific salmon or Wild Alaskan salmon. Today I bought Coho which has a vibrant color and is easy to find. You also have options such as farm-raised and wild-caught and that topic is just A LOT to get into so I recommend doing your own research in this area to see what is best for your family.

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