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December 21, 2020 8 Comments

The Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe

A plate of fettuccini with The Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese all on top of a blue plate with a fork lifting a bite up.I am so excited to share The Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe with you! Creamy and perfectly flavored with a hint of your favorite Italian herbs. It has just the right amount of garlic and Parmesan cheese. It tastes like it’s from your favorite Italian restaurant. A true gem of a recipe you’ll find yourself craving! Not in the mood for Alfredo? Try this Amazing Spaghetti Sauce.

I love to eat this delicious alfredo sauce plain over fettuccini noodles, but of course, it’s delicious served with chicken or shrimp too. We also love the way broccoli goes with this sauce. So good! 

With butter, heavy cream, and parmesan cheese being the main ingredients, it’s not exactly diet food….but boy or boy is it worth the splurge from time to time. I hope you try it soon, it’s FANTASTIC!

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8-picture photo collage of step by step photos on how to make Alfredo Sauce.Fettuccini sitting on a blue plate topped with Alfredo sauce and grated Parmesan cheese.Frequently Asked Questions about making The Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Is it okay to use half and half instead of cream?

With a calorie-heavy recipe like this, it is tempting to want to cut out some of the fat, but with this dish, the creaminess and the thickness of the sauce will be drastically affected if you replace the cream with half and half. Okay, that might have been a bit dramatic. How about this: if you sub half and half for cream, only sub 1/2 a cup to 3/4 cup of it and be prepared for the sauce to be a little runnier. 

Should I use Fresh grated Parmesan or is The kraft kind in the green bottle okay?

Fresh grated is best in this recipe, but the Kraft kind works well too. The type I buy here in Germany is in a bag and comes in rough shards. I usually run it through my food processor before adding it to the sauce.

Can I use bottled Garlic or does it need to be fresh?

Again, I’m going to say fresh is best here as well, but the bottled garlic will work fine. You will want to use 2-2 1/2 tsp. 

A skillet full of homemade Alfredo sauce with a serving spoon above the skillet with a scoop of sauce in it.Can I make this Alfredo Sauce in advance?

This sauce is super fast to mix up and can be a little tricky to reheat without having the fats separate. If at all possible, I would suggest making other things in advance and saving this to prepare right before serving. The other option is to make it a few hours before it is needed and keep it warm in a slow cooker. 

What is the best way to reheat the sauce if I need to reheat it?

Slowly over very low heat. High temperatures will cause the fats from the cream and cheese to separate and it won’t have the same creaminess.   

How Many People does this recipe serve?

This amount of sauce is usually enough for 6 adults as the main dish or 8-9 adults if it is being used as a side dish.

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The Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
Creamy delicious alfredo sauce seasoned to perfection with garlic, parmesan cheese, and Italian herbs. A simple recipe that tastes like it came from your favorite Italian restaurant.
Author: Maria
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup salted butter
  • 2 tsp crushed garlic, approx. 2-3 small cloves
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • ¼ tsp + a pinch of salt
  • ¼ tsp Italian seasoning
  • ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
  • 1½ cups freshly grated parmesan (approx. 5-6 ounces)
  • 1 pkg fettuccini noodles cooked according to package directions (don't forget to salt the water)
Instructions
  1. Boil your water and cook your Fettuccini noodles while you make the sauce.
  2. To make the sauce, in a medium-sized sauté pan, sauté the garlic and butter over medium-high heat for 1 minute or until it is softened and fragrant.
  3. Add the heavy cream, salt, Italian Seasoning, and ground pepper. Bring to a boil, turn heat down a little and allow to simmer/boil for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Reduce heat to low and whisk in the parmesan cheese. Keep whisking/stirring as it simmers for 3-5 more minutes. It will thicken slightly.
  5. That's it. It's ready to serve. YUM!
  6. You can either ladle it over noodles or toss it into the entire pot of noodles once they have been drained. Don't forget you can add chicken or shrimp to make this a main dish!
  7. Enjoy!
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8 Comments

  1. Melissa Yaremchuk

    January 12, 2021 at 3:55 pm

    Very good. My recipe has more ingredients in it and more work to make. This recipe will be replacing my mine!!!

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    • Maria

      January 14, 2021 at 8:55 am

      Yay! So glad you tried this one! I love how easy it is too!

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  2. Callie

    October 14, 2021 at 9:30 am

    Sounds delicious and easy
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    • Maria

      October 18, 2021 at 4:35 am

      it is soooo good! You’ll love it!

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  3. Krissa

    October 17, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    This looks delicious!!!! I can’t wait to try it!

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    • Maria

      October 26, 2021 at 8:37 am

      Thank you, I hope you love it!

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  4. Destiny

    January 13, 2023 at 10:28 pm

    This is a really great recipe. Super easy. I find that if it’s not thick enough when I add the noodles to the sauce I just keep stirring over medium heat and it thickens nicely.

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    • Maria

      January 17, 2023 at 1:44 pm

      Thank you, I am so glad you like it! It’s one of my favorites!

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