How to make Alfredo Sauce (2024)

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This creamy HomemadeAlfredo Sauce is the dreamiest sauce that makes this Alfredo Pasta the best on the planet! Make a weeknight super special!

It’s rich and creamy and full of flavor, due to the garlic, the cream… the butter and the cheese! Taste heaven. HEAVEN.

You guys. This is the best from scratch homemade alfredo sauce recipe you’ve been looking for. It’s SO darn good – and gets absolute rave reviews from everyone who tries it.It’s a smooth, creamy sauce full of flavor!

This is a tried and true recipe that will take less time than a tip to the store.

I don’t love buying store-bought alfredo sauce in a jar. For some reason, jarred sauce just doesn’t taste even close to good. Thankfully, you can make this sauce right on the stovetop, in very little time. This recipe is not like a bechamel (using butter, flour and milk). It’s a lot richer, due to the cream, butter and cream cheese.

Let’s be really real for a second: this is not diet food. Unless you are doing the keto diet, and using this with zucchini noodles, of course. It’s got butter, heavy cream, parmesan and cream cheese. Which makes it delightful to eat, but not an every day food.

Both of my kids, despite being the children of a food blogger are picky eaters. They LOVE it when I make fettuccine alfredo, and gobble this up like it’s their job, which makes MY job a lot easier! You know you’re on a winner when there is absolute silence around the family dinner table, aside from forks scraping and mmmm noises.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why this is the best homemade alfredo sauce

• Quick & Easy. Make the sauce while the pasta cooks!
• Simple ingredients. Ones you probably already have on hand!
• A great recipe to use in other recipes and pasta dishes that use Alfredo Sauce.

What to serve with Alfredo sauce

Pair this with your favorite pasta (I love delicious homemade fettuccine noodles), some peas or steamed broccoli, and make this a GREAT family meal!

Serve garlic bread, garlic knots or breadsticks on the side.

Add some protein.

Use the alfredo sauce with your favorite pizza dough, and make a killer white pizza.

Make chicken alfredo pasta with grilled chicken.

Grill up some shrimp and you’ve got Shrimp Alfredo.

• Butter. Use salted butter, although we do add salt and the parmesan is salty, I still like the added flavor. Cut it into small pieces for easy melting. If using unsalted butter, test for consistency and flavor.
• Cream. This means heavy cream (also known as heavy whipping cream). You could substitute half & half, but the sauce won’t be as thick.
• Cream cheese You can use reduced fat if you wish (but if you’re making this you probably aren’t all that concerned!) Do cut it into small pieces for easy melting.
• Garlic. Traditional alfredo recipes do not include garlic, but mine does as it is an American-style alfredo sauce! We love garlic, so if you’re a fan, add it it. Fresh garlic cloves are best. You could sub garlic powder, but it won’t have that powerful garlic punch that makes this sauce exceptional.
• Salt, pepper, Italian seasoning. there are measurements in the recipe, but feel free to ramp it up, or dial it back depending on your preferences. I use kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Add a pinch of nutmeg for added flavor.
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Buy a wedge of this, and grate it yourself using a microplaneor the side of a box grater.
• Pasta. I like fettuccine, but any kind will do – use your favorite pasta.
• Chicken. Any cooked chicken will do. Grilled chicken, or baked chicken breast is perfect!

How to make Alfredo Sauce at home

Get prepped

Begin by cooking your pasta in of salted, boiling water. You’ll want it al dente: which is cooked but still slightly firm to the bite. Mince the garlic and measure the seasonings.

STEP 1: Melt the butter, cream cheese and cream in a large skillet over medium heat.

STEP 2: Whisk until smooth.

STEP 3: Add the minced garlic, salt and pepper and Italian seasoning and allow to thicken at a bare simmer – just a few minutes.

STEP 5: Top with shredded parmesan cheese.

STEP 6: Toss again

STEP 7: Add the chicken and peas, if using.

STEP 9: Devour.

See Also

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Do you love Pasta Recipes? Here are a few more that I love:

• Classic Weeknight Tuna Noodle Casserole– you could actually use this easy Alfredo Sauce recipe in place of the canned soup in this recipe!
• Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Pasta– another family pleaser, this one has amazing flavor and zero complaints
• – make this all in one skillet, in under 30 minutes. Score!
• One-Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta – a delicious winner from The Chunky Chef

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