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My Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe is the creamiest pasta dish you can make with just a few simple ingredients in under 30 minutes. My homemade Alfredo sauce has a secret ingredient that makes it stand out as the creamiest sauce ever! Try it - your family will beg you to make it again.
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Homemade Alfredo Sauce with Cream
I love making easy pasta recipes for dinner, and by far, my favorite pasta recipe is fettuccine alfredo. You can serve it any way you like, adding protein and vegetables, and it's just so satisfyingly creamy and cheesy.
And when I say it's cheesy, oh do I mean it's cheesy! I use a secret ingredient that takes this easy Alfredo sauce recipe over the top. You will want to pair this pasta with everything. My favorite is shrimp and steak fettuccine Alfredo!
Give it a try and I know your family will ask you to make these fettuccine noodles again and again. Oh, it is just so delicious and will become everyone's favorite homemade pasta sauce!
This is hands down the best alfredo sauce I have ever tried. It's true the secret is adding the american cheese. It is so creamy! Thanks for the recipe.
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Homemade Alfredo Ingredients
- heavy cream
- butter
- minced garlic
- parmesan cheese
- white American cheese
- fettuccine pasta
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Add in pan-fried chicken to make chicken alfredo, and add in the steak to make Fettuccine Alfredo with Steak!
This is a great meal option for families. Get more quick kid-friendly meals!
How to Make Alfredo Sauce
- In a skillet or saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Cook fettuccine pasta according to package instructions in a separate pot.
- Once the butter melts, add minced garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes while stirring.
- Slowly and gradually add heavy cream. Stir, stir, stir! This is very important - you don't want the cream to curdle. Stir while you pour the heavy cream into the skillet and add it over time, not all at once.
- After adding the cream, slowly and gradually add Parmesan. Keep stirring while you add it!
- Add in white American cheese and stir well.
- Sprinkle with freshly cracked pepper and stir to combine.
- Finally, add your cooked pasta and mix it together.
- Top with additional Parmesan cheese and parsley to taste. I like to also add in chicken, steak, or shrimp. This is a great dish for using up leftovers!
Homemade Alfredo Sauce with Heavy Cream Tips
- Always add the cream in very slowly while mixing rapidly. This is the key so the cream won't curdle.
- Trust me when I tell you adding white American cheese will make a huge difference. Don't skip this step! It is so good.
- You do not need to add salt to this recipe. The sauce will get enough salt from the cheese.
- This is it: my secret ingredient. I make the best fettuccine sauce recipe using one special addition... white American cheese! I cannot even begin to tell you how creamy this makes this dish. The extra cheese adds a whole layer of flavor that you just don't get from other fettuccine recipes.
What to do with Alfredo Sauce
My favorite part about easy fettuccine Alfredo is that it goes well with so many different ingredients. You can add in whatever you like to really make it your own. Here are some of my favorites:
- Steak Alfredo
- Chicken Alfredo
- shrimp - make it shrimp Alfredo
- sauteed spinach - I love adding spinach to fettucini alfredo!
Mix in what you like and have fun! That's what this dish is all about - it's so versatile! Love alfredo for pasta? I bet you'll love my Creamy Pesto Pasta Sauce, too.
Alfredo Sauce Recipe FAQs
Yes. If you want to lighten up the dish, use milk or half and half instead of heavy cream.
If you want to thicken the sauce, add additional Parmesan cheese to the mix
This dish will last up to 3 days in the refrigerator. Store it is an airtight container.
How to Reheat Alfredo Pasta
Reheat our easy fettuccine alfredo recipe either over low heat on the stove, stirring frequently, or in the microwave, heating up in intervals and stirring between. I like to add a little extra butter to the pasta when reheating in the microwave.
Holiday Roast Recipes
I love pairing fettuccine alfredo with a great holiday roast. There is nothing like carving a roast at the table and serving it piping hot with this deliciously creamy pasta. Many times, I even warm up the plates so my guests can enjoy it piping hot!
- Boneless Roast
- Beef Tenderloin on the Grill
- Standing Rib Roast
- Instant Pot Prime Rib
- Whole Beef Tenderloin
- Smoked Prime Rib
This recipe makes a great side dish for prime rib. Pair it with my other Side Dishes for Prime Rib!
Try my Easy Chimichurri Sauce next!
Alfredo Sauce Recipe
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Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- ½ cup parmesan
- 2 slices white American cheese - 2-3 slices
- 16 oz. fettuccine pasta
- freshly cracked black pepper - to taste
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium heat, melt 4 Tbsp. butter. Cook fettuccine pasta according to package instructions in a separate pot.
- Once the butter melts, add in 1 Tbsp. minced garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes while stirring.
- Slowly and gradually add in 2 cups heavy cream. Stir, stir, stir! This is very important - you don't want the cream to curdle. Stir while you pour the heavy cream into the skillet and add it over time, not all at once.
- After adding the cream, slowly and gradually add in ½ cup Parmesan. Keep stirring while you add it!
- Add in 2 to 3 slices of white American cheese and stir well.
- Sprinkle with freshly cracked pepper and stir to combine.
- Finally, add in your cooked pasta and mix together.
- Top with additional Parmesan cheese and parsley to taste. I like to also add in chicken for chicken alfredo, steak, or shrimp. This is a great dish for using up leftovers!
Notes
- Make sure to gradually add your heavy cream and Parmesan cheese! You don't want the cream to curdle or the cheese to stick to the bottom of the pan.
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