Alfredo Sauce

Colin LOVES the chicken alfredo from Costco, but it costs a fortune and the girls don't like it very much ("there's too much chicken!").  Colin's always asking for it, so I thought I'd search for a recipe I could make from scratch.  I found this from a random Google search.  I omitted the Parmesan cheese because I don't like cheese, and instead thickened the sauce with about a tablespoon of flour.  It was delicious served over some penne.  The only complaints were that sometimes there was something crunchy and gritty - it must be the coarse-ground pepper I used.  So, if you have it on hand, you might use fine-ground pepper instead :).

Here's where I found the recipe:

Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

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!

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2 Cups

Calories: 535 kcal [bonus:  less if you omit the cheese :)]

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup Butter
• 1 1/2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream [I only had 1 cup of regular whipping cream, so I used that plus 1/2 cup of whole milk]
• 2 Teaspoons Garlic Minced
• 1/2 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
• 2 Cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese [I left this out completely and substituted 1 Tbsp of flour]
• [1 Tbsp flour]

Instructions

1. Add the butter and cream to a large skillet.
2. Simmer over low heat for 2 minutes.
3. Whisk in the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper for one minute.
4. Whisk in the parmesan cheese until melted [or the flour (liquefied so it's not clumpy) until thickened].
5. Serve immediately.