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Easy Alfredo Sauce

Published: Jan 10, 2022 by Mindee · This post contains affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Looking for the best alfredo sauce recipe that's as simple as it is delicious?  Let me show you how!  Just follow my step by step instructions to make your own creamy alfredo sauce from scratch in just 20 minutes!  Whether you're eating it on your favorite pasta or dipping breadsticks in it you'll never want to buy it from the store again!

A bowl of pasta and alfredo sauce.
This delicious alfredo sauce served over a big bowl of pasta and topped with fresh parmesan cheese!
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  • Easy Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • Easy recipe with detailed steps, simple ingredients, tastes amazing!
  • Ready in 20 minutes!
  • Perfect for easy dinner recipes like fettuccini alfredo or chicken alfredo!
  • Can replace pre-bottled sauce from the store for recipes like Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole.

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

  • Heavy Cream - Heavy whipping cream necessary for best results due to it's fat content that keeps it from breaking and makes a thicker sauce. If you don't mind a thinner sauce and would like a lighter version of this creamy sauce you could use light whipping cream in it's place.
  • Butter - Both salted butter and unsalted butter work fine.
  • White Pepper - Yes you can substitute regular black pepper but white pepper tastes soooo much better. Pick some up and give it a try!
  • Italian Seasoning - This is generally a blend of basil, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, and thyme.
  • Garlic Powder - Feel free to use 2 crushed cloves of fresh garlic in place of the garlic powder.
Ingredients for to make this alfredo sauce.
The basic ingredients you need to make this easy alfredo sauce recipe!

Step by Step Instructions

  • In a small pot or a medium saucepan, over medium heat, bring the butter and heavy cream to a boil, picture 2. No this will not break the cream. (No need to melt butter before adding the cream)
  • Boil until the cream and butter are reduced by nearly half, thicken to coat the back of a spoon and has a yellow tint to it, picture 3.
  • Turn the heat down to a low heat.
Butter, cream and cream cheese added to a pot.
The first thing you do to make this great sauce is bring a half cup butter and the cream to a boil!
  • Add the cream cheese, italian seasoning, garlic powder, garlic salt, white pepper and parmesan cheese.
  • Stir well and whisk in the milk.
  • At this point you want the sauce to be hot and melt the cream cheese and parmesan cheese but you don't want it to boil again.
  • Once the cream cheese and parmesan is melted and blended in take the alfredo off the heat and use in your favorite recipe calling for bottled sauce from the grocery store, over zucchini noodles as a pizza sauce or over an easy pasta dish!
  • Store leftover sauce in the fridge in an airtight container. In the fridge it will set up quite solid.
  • You can reheat it in the microwave or on the stovetop. Thin in out with a little warm milk if needed.
Adding of seasonings, parmesan cheese and milk.
Finish off this creamy white sauce with seasonings, parmesan and a little bit of milk!

Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips

What's the difference between a white sauce and alfredo sauce?

A white sauce or a béchamel sauce is generally thickened by butter and flour and lightly seasoned. An alfredo sauce is thickened by reducing and cheese. Alfredo also has a light cheese flavor from parmesan.

Why is alfredo sauce gritty sometimes?

If you've made homemade alfredo before and are frustrated because it turned out gritty let me tell you why that happened so you can avoid it. The fat content is so low in milk that when you get it too hot it breaks. The fatty particles group together and make your sauce gritty. So when reheating your sauce don't bring it to a boil. Just heat it until warm.

Can I use this sauce in place of the bottled kind in recipes?

Yes, just the same amount called for in place of sauce from a bottle.

How do I reheat it?

Too avoid breaking the sauce and making it gritty, heat a little at a time in the microwave or slowly on the stovetop.

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Easy Alfredo Sauce Recipe

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  • Author: Mindee
  • Prep Time: 3 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 18 minutes
  • Yield: 2 ½ Cups Alfedo Sauce 1x
  • Category: Pasta
  • Method: Simmering
  • Cuisine: Italian
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Looking for the best alfredo recipe that's as simple as it is delicious?  Let me show you how!  Just follow my step by step instructions to make your own from scratch in just 20 minutes!  You'll never buy it from the store again!


Ingredients

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  • ½ cup Butter (no subs)
  • 2 cups Heavy Cream
  • 2 oz. Cream Cheese
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • ½ tsp Garlic Salt
  • ⅛ tsp White Pepper
  • 2 tsp Italian Seasoning Blend
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 cup Milk

Instructions

  1. In a small pot over medium heat, bring the butter and heavy cream to a boil, picture 2. No this will not break the cream.
  2. Boil until the cream and butter are reduced by nearly half, thicken to coat the back of a spoon and has a yellow tint to it, picture 3.
  3. Turn the heat down to low.
  4. Add the cream cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, garlic salt, white pepper and parmesan cheese.
  5. Stir well and whisk in the milk.
  6. At this point you want the sauce to be hot and melt the cream cheese and parm but you don't want it to boil again.
  7. Once the cream cheese and parmesan is melted and blended in take the alfredo off the heat and use as desired.

Notes

  • After adding the milk be sure not to allow the sauce to boil or the sauce may break and become gritty.
  • Use this sauce in place of bottled alfredo in the same amounts the recipe you want to use calls for.

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  1. Jeff

    January 11, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    Very Good Recipe and a delicious dish.

    ★★★★★

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  2. L.S

    November 27, 2020 at 5:04 pm

    Simply delicious!

    ★★★★★

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