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Easy Homemade Alfredo Sauce
This easy homemade Alfredo sauce is a rich and creamy white sauce made with butter, Parmesan, heavy cream, and simple seasonings and is ready in 25 minutes! It's a perfect easy recipe to serve over your favorite pasta, chicken, or veggies for a comforting weeknight meal!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 607 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian , American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, add the butter and melt over medium heat.
- Add the minced garlic to the butter and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant. Be sure not to burn the garlic.
- Then pour the heavy cream in and and bring to a slow boil.
- Reduce the heat to low and gradually add the grated Parmesan cheese, whisking continuously until it is creamy and smooth.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the pepper, nutmeg, and salt.
- Serve over pasta, chicken, or vegetables.
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Notes
- Add ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes for a little kick.
- Add more minced garlic if you'd like.
- Feel free to use a combination of cheeses like grated pecorino, fontina, gruyere, pecorino or even a little added cream cheese are all yummy for a change from classic alfredo sauce.
- Freshly grated cheese is best for melting in to a creamy sauce but store-bought grated will work too.
- When serving with pasta, remove ¼ cup of the starchy pasta water. Add 8 ounces of cooked, drained pasta to the sauce and add a tablespoon of reserved water as needed.
- Substitute lower fat milks like whole milk or half and half but they won’t thicken the sauce quite as nicely.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
607kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
57g
(88%)
Saturated Fat
36g
(180%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
15g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
165mg
(55%)
Sodium
1206mg
(50%)
Potassium
154mg
(4%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
2056IU
(41%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
663mg
(66%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 607
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 607kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 57g | 88% |
| Saturated Fat | 36g | 180% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 165mg | 55% |
| Sodium | 1206mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 154mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 2056IU | 41% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 663mg | 66% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.