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Easy Alfredo Sauce with Half and Half
An easy recipe for creamy Alfredo sauce made with half and half that comes together in less than 10 minutes!
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 191 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 3 tablespoons cream cheese
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg optional
- 16 ounces pasta your favorite
Instructions
- Cook the pasta following the instructions on the box. Meanwhile, make the sauce.
- Over medium heat, melt the butter while stirring it around the pan. Once melted, add the garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add the cream cheese, and stir it around to melt it. Slowly pour in the half and half, and keep whisking to combine the ingredients in the pan.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the Parmesan cheese in batches, along with the salt, pepper, and nutmeg (if using). Continue stirring to combine it into a sauce. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the sauce for 5 minutes.
- Combine the pasta with the Alfredo sauce and serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
191kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
298mg
(12%)
Potassium
285mg
(8%)
Fiber
0.01g
(0%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
334IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
223mg
(22%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 191
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 191kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 298mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 285mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 334IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 223mg | 22% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.