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.
Perfect!!
Absolutely fabulous! I used white pepper instead of black pepper. I was also advised from cooks in Italy to use Parmigiano Reggiano, freshly shredded, using a tool that is a zesting/fine cheese grater. While I was making sauce I cooked Fettuchini noodles. When sauce was done I added noodles and cooked sliced or cubed cooked chicken. Other options are sliced fresh mushrooms of your choice, and broccoli florets. The sauce is delicious and easy to make!! Highly recommend!!
ENJOY!!!
This is excellent, quick and easy. I use shredded Parmesan simply because it’s easier ( I buy block cheese and shred it as I need it). It’s just as quick and melts beautifully.
TRULY IS THE BEST HOMEMADE ALFREDO
Amazing Dish! Fantastic!
This really is a good recipe. When I made it exactly as detailed I found it to be rather thin, so I added about another .5 cup of cheese. Used a full 7oz wedge. This and constant whisking for about 5 min on low heat made it nice and thick. I added some sautéed shrimp and fresh linguine, about 10oz… could go up to 16oz. though. Saved this one for use again!
Delish! Made this almost exactly as written but used 1 cup cream and 1/2 cup oat milk. Still excellent! Roasted veggies and meatballs on the same sheet pan and cooked up tortellini- mixed it in with sauce and it was a great dinner.
The best Alfredo sauce ever, and I’m a food snob. Fresh grated Parmesan cheese is a must. Don’t go cheap on that part. Simple and easy to make.
Ive been making this for years and it’s a hit every time!
I’ve made this recipe at least 20x. It’s absolutely fantastic and my hubby and I’d favorite. 11/10 recommend! Thank you!