Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce is rich, creamy, and packed with garlic parmesan flavor!  This Alfredo Sauce is easy to make and perfect with your favorite pasta!

Alfredo Sauce

Alfredo Sauce:

Alfredo sauce is one of my favorite things to have with a big bowl of pasta!  It’s a very rich and indulgent treat for dinner.  I also love that it only takes about 5-10 minutes to whip up a batch!  This recipe will yield about two cups of sauce total.  It can easily be doubled if you are feeding a crowd or want extra for later.  The bottled Alfredo just doesn’t compare to this delicious homemade version!  If you love cooking from scratch, make some of this Homemade Pasta to go along with your sauce!

What is Alfredo Sauce?

Traditional Alfredo is a simple white/cream sauce.  It is made from butter, heavy cream, and parmesan cheese.  While the original style is great, I simply like to add garlic, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to make Alfredo sauce taste even better!

how to make alfredo sauce

How to Make Alfredo Sauce:

  • The first step to making Alfredo is to warm your butter and cream in a large saucepan over low heat.  You will let it simmer (but not boil) for about 2 minutes.
  • Next, you will whisk in your garlic and seasonings.  Whisking constantly for about one minute just to let the garlic cook.
  • Lastly, you will add your parmesan cheese and stir just until the cheese has melted and your sauce is smooth.

Note that it is best to use freshly grated parmesan cheese right off of the block so that your sauce isn’t grainy.  I do not recommend using the “shaker” style container grated cheese for this recipe.

The Parmesan will thicken this sauce up.  If it isn’t quite thick enough, allow the sauce to stand for 2-3 minutes before serving.

homemade alfredo sauce recipe

If you love making your own pasta sauce at home, be sure to try out my Easy Homemade Pesto as well!

Enjoy!

~Nichole

4.99 from 3754 votes

Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce

Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce is rich, creamy, and packed with garlic parmesan flavor!  This Alfredo Sauce is easy to make and perfect with your favorite pasta!
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 5 minutes
Total 10 minutes
Servings 2 Cups

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Add the butter and cream to a large skillet.
  • Simmer over low heat for 2 minutes.
  • Whisk in the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper for one minute.
  • Whisk in the parmesan cheese until melted.
  • Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 535kcal, Carbohydrates: 10g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
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1,892 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Was incredible & no complaints from my family who usually get alfredo out of a jar! I added diced fresh parsley at beginning steps ? ? ?

    Thanks!

  2. 5 stars
    Super easy and fast to make! And so delicious I added a Italian cheese blend and it was fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

  3. 5 stars
    Super recipe! Very quick and delicious! I added an couple pinches of cayenne and added some Italian cheese blend. WAs great and NO flour!
    Thanks!

    Brent

  4. Just ran across this recipe and all I have is 4lbs of the shaker type (kraft) from Sam’s Club. If I use 2 cups of this type, am I going to ruin my meal?

    1. Hi, I haven’t tried making this with the shaker style parmesan. I can say that freshly shredded is best, so my best advice is to wait until you have that on hand for best results 🙂

      1. I’m in NZ and not sure what you mean by Italian seasoning? Is it just a mixture of Italian herbs?

    2. I used the shaker cheese ther first time I made this & it was good… however using the real grated cheese takes it to a different level

    3. I made it tonight with kraft grated Parmesan but I ran it through a sifting and threw away a half of a cup of stuff that would not sift but honestly using two cups of the sifted kraft grated tasted amazing zero grit

  5. 5 stars
    My 12 yo made this sauce while I made the chicken to go with it. It is super easy and restaurant quality! She’s a foodie and said she loves the combination of spices.

  6. 5 stars
    Wonderful flavor and very easy to make! Made 1/4 recipe to top chicken and broccoli for a rich keto supper #Amazing!!