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 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:
- 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.
If you love making your own pasta sauce at home, be sure to try out my Easy Homemade Pesto as well!
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 1 1/2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 Teaspoons Garlic Minced
- 1/2 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
- 2 Cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Absolutely amazing! The first time I’ve been able to make a sauce with Parmesan that actually worked out for me. I added a little cornstarch slurry to thicken it up, because I’m impatient. I’ll definitely use this recipe again! Thank you!
Delicious!!!! Prégo
Second recipe from you I tried and I enjoyed it! Added more pepper (just cause I LOVE pepper) and a little more heavy cream. I think I might cut back on the amount of cheese too. But still, easy, quick and enjoyable!
My family loves this recipe. It’s so easy, and so much better than anything you can buy in a jar. I toss it with pasta and steamed broccoli florets, and top with sliced chicken breast. The leftovers are always a hot commodity the following day too.
I made this with Spaetzle Egg noodles for a chicken alfredo meal. Ladies and gentlemen, prepare your tastebuds for an absolute flavor explosion. I love any alfredo meal with choice of protein but this one takes the cake. I knew after just one bite and the flavor explosion hit my mouth that this recipe would be a permanent fixture for future recipes. This recipe is hands down the creamiest and most flavorful alfredo sauce I have ever tasted. I have viewed and tried many different recipes online for various things and never commented, needless to say this a first. So for me to take the time to sit and write this review says A LOT. I hope this recipe finds its way onto your plate. You won’t be disappointed!
I had a half a box of trumpet pasta that I wanted to use up. Was delighted to find this recipe as all the ingredients I had in my pantry or fridge. Took about 10-15 minutes from start to finish. Absolutely delicious and so easy. This recipe is a keeper.
Excellent!!! I added a bit more garlic and black pepper than instructed and maybe 1/4 cup more Heavy cream and it is extremely delicious 😋
Just made it today! Easy and really good. I added parsley.
Easily the best alfredo sauce I’ve ever made. I’ll never buy store bought again.
Thank u for sharing this recipe!
Made this last night, so easy and was delicious! Felt like we ate out at an Italian restaurant. Thank you