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.
Delicious! I added some chopped up leftover ham from Easter and broccoli and served it over spaghetti squash. Omg, so amazing, so easy! Thank you!!!
This was AMAZING!! I am not much of a cook, and I was wanting to try something new. I am so glad I found this recipe. It is absolutely delicious and super easy to make. Thank you a million times
SO GOOD!!! This is the best Alfredo recipe I’ve tried by far!! It’s creamy, smooth and the garlic, when blended with all the other ingredients, has a nice flavor! Thank you! This is one of the very few things that has danced gracefully and deliciously upon my taste buds!!!
Never, ever have I written a review for anything food related, however, this recipe is the game changer. Perfect in every way- amazingly delicious! *Did not alter recipe*
Super GOOD! I added cream cheese to the sauce and it came out so yummy! Finally have a go to sauce!
I googled a recipe for homemade Alfredo Sauce and came across yours. All I can say is thank you, thank you, and THANK YOU! It came together quickly and easily. I already had the ingredients on hand ( I love that feeling ). I can not imagine not using a fresh block of Parmesan or Pecorino Romano (my favorite). It was absolutely delicious. Search over this is my go to recipe. So again, thank you.
OMG just made this and it is so easy & delicious! I gave my husband a bite, and he said “Well, we don’t need to order that from Maggiano’s anymore!”
This is so simple to make & worth it – I prepped the ingredients while my pasta cooked, and made it while the pasta drained, so a very easy weeknight meal for busy families.
I added some arugula to mine as well because I love adding that or spinach to pasta dishes … it reduces my guilt a smidge. LOL
Thanks for sharing this!
BEST alfredo recipe. And DEFINITELY better than your average alfredo at a chain restaurant. Incredibly obsessed and honestly sad I shared with family, because as I’m writing this – I’m craving so more Alfredo pasta ?
Best Alfredo sauce recipe I use this recipe all the time now both me and my girlfriend love it
Simple, deliciousness, easy to make follow all the directions and you’ll be thoroughly impressed!! I used all organic ingredients and unsalted butter I also roasted the garlic first I loved it everybody loved it!!
This was very yummy! Only change i made was sautéing the garlic in the butter before adding cream. My 12 and very picky 5 year old both approve. Thank you!