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.
How can I give this a million stars?! It was so good I never knew this could be so easy at home!!
Absolutely decadent! Makes anything store bought taste like crap. I do agree with a previous post it is a bit salty, so next time I’ll skip the salt. Thank you!
Big hit with my family. Puts jar sauces to shame.
This is the best Alfredo Sauce I have ever tasted. I think it is even better than any I have ever gotten at an Italian restaurant. I have a teenage son with Autism who has a very limited diet of what foods he will eat. He LOVES this sauce! It is very quick and simple to make. I never have minced garlic on hand, but always have garlic powder and 1/2 tsp of garlic powder is a perfect substitute for the minced garlic. This recipe will be a staple in my household for years to come.
All I can say is that, this is the best Alfredo sauce! This will be my third time making it because my boyfriend loved it so much!
Easy and delicious, no more jar sauce for us I have made this several times now Yummy!!
A winner! Easy and can be adaptable to own tastes. Added extra garlic and mushrooms too! Will look at site for more great recipes!
I have made this twice now and it is so tasty. Simple ingredients and my guy loves it! We love it with some fresh parsley! Thank you @thesaltymarshmallow????⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Love this recipe, it is my go to for Alfredo (no more jars for me,ma!) I’ve made it three-four times now and it’s so easy and so delicious that I want it every weekend it seems. Whether with chicken or just over noodles, it’s yummy!
Easy to make and very rich and cheesy. That may be its only critique: you gotta like parmesan. Flavor come through loud and clear. I will make this again.