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Easy Chicken Alfredo

8 oz. light cream cheese 1 3/4 cup milk 1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese 2 cloves garlic (minced) 1 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. pepper 3 Tbsp. dry parsley or 1/2 c. fresh grilled chicken cut into strips Put cream cheese, milk, Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt and pepper in a blender. Blend until no clumps. Pour into a saucepan on medium heat. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add parsley and grilled chicken strips and stir. Serve over your favorite cooked noodles. I prefer whole grain fettuccine . This is a lighter Alfredo sauce than most made with butter and cream. This sauce does thicken as it cools and you may need to add more milk when re-heating.

EZ Wheat Hamburger Buns

1 1/4 cup warm water 1 Tbsp active dry yeast (I like SAF brand yeast) 1/4 cup honey 2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour 1/4 c. wheat gluten 1 tsp salt 2 Tblsp nonfat instant dry milk 1 Tblsp butter or oil (olive) 1 Tblsp vinegar 1/4 cup potato flakes (NOT potato pearls) Mix ingredients in order listed in mixing bowl of mixer with dough hook for 12-15 minutes. Let rise until double (about 1/2 hour if using quick rise yeast). Punch down and shape into rolls (about 2.5 ounces of dough for small buns, 4 for large buns). For buns, press down on roll to flatten with your palm. Let rise again until double (30-60 minutes). Lightly brush water on the tops of the buns with a pastry brush and then sprinkle sesame seeds on top if desired. Bake at 400 degrees for 12-14 minutes. When cool, slice through the middle and you have homemade hamburger buns! You may never want to eat storebought buns again :-) I got this recipe and watched the video here .