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.
My 1st time making alfredo sauce from scratch. Thank you so much this recipe was everything.
My family loves this recipe! I add shrimp and Cajun and it’s amazing!
this tastes so good but for some reason, i can never get the cheese melted down right and it thickens so quick. Do I have to shred my own parmesan straight from the block? Am I heating the cream and butter for too long? I get so discouraged when it doesn’t come out smooth.
Always shred your own Parmesan! It’s a game changer!
I have the same question. I just made it for the second time and my cheese never melts all of the way either. It still taste delicious but I want it to be smooth too.
Turn the heat down and take your time!!
Yes you do need to shred a fresh block of Parmesan cheese. The shredded cheese has a wax coating that makes it gritty. Before adding the cheese melt the butter, garlic and cream in a saucepan for 2 minutes. Add the cheese last. Make sure to whisk it in until it’s melted.
First time trying Alfredo sauce. My husband and I did it as part of a date night. Not only was it easy but it was so delicious. I really thought I didn’t like alfredo sauce until I tried this. Thanks for the recipe!
This was amazing!! I made it for a group of my friends and all of them said it was the best Alfredo sauce they had ever had. Thank you for posting.
OMG, hands down, THE VERY BEST HOMEMADE ALFREDO SAUCE , I love it. Awesome measurements awesomeness on the seasonings suggestions. ,
Great job!
Hi Nichole,
I tried the homemade alfredo sauce and I was delicious. My kids loved it. I added onions, spinach, cherry tomatoes and mushrooms to it and it tasted heavenly. I just wanted to thank you for your wonderful recipe.
Ohhh! Did you wait to add the mushrooms or sauté beforehand? I’m curious how their water content impacts the result!
Excellent! Hubby said “this is definitely a make again recipe”. Made with chicken and it was perfect!
Perfect!!!
This sounds delicious and I want to make it. Can it be made with low-fat milk instead of the heavy cream, or will that make it too runny? Thank you
This is by far one of the best homemade alfredo sauce recipe I have come across. I added shrimp to mine and my family loved it.