Best Alfredo Sauce Recipe

This is simply the easiest and best alfredo sauce recipe. We’ll show you how to make homemade alfredo sauce so you can skip the store bought alfredo sauce and thinking you have to go out to have the best alfredo sauce.

On Andrew and I’s first date, he ordered Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo. I learned that it was his favorite meal.  I sat and watched him devour it. He was so happy. Neither of us went out often and I preferred to cook at home, even in the beginning of our relationship.  The thing is, I didn’t know how to cook well then.  Most of my meals consisted of jars and boxes and processed ingredients. I tried making an alfredo recipe with a jar of sauce and we both laughed.  It wasn’t horrible, but it definitely didn’t taste like what he loved.

I used to think you have to go to an Italian restaurant for the best alfredo sauce recipe, but a few years ago I learned just how easy it was to make an easy alfredo sauce. We didn’t need a jar and I didn’t need a restaurant.  I just needed a few, simple ingredients and I could make an easy homemade alfredo sauce recipe that everyone would love.

What are alfredo sauce ingredients?

This easy alfredo sauce recipe has just five ingredients. You need heavy cream, butter, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. That’s it. People overcomplicate alfredo sauce, but for an easy alfredo sauce recipe this is all you need.

If you want to, you may also added garlic, pecorino cheese, or other herbs, but this isn’t necessary for the easiest, best alfredo sauce.

How do you make alfredo sauce?

Let me let you in on a secret.  It’s insanely easy to make homemade alfredo sauce. Melt the butter in a sauce pan.  Add in the cream and parmesan cheese.  Stir well. Add salt and pepper to taste.  It literally takes 5 minutes to make the easiest homemade alfredo sauce you’ll find.

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Best Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Prep Time

1 min

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

6 mins

 

This is simply the easiest and best alfredo sauce recipe. We'll show you how to make homemade alfredo sauce so you can skip the store bought alfredo sauce and thinking you have to go out to have the best alfredo sauce.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 4

Calories: 389 kcal

Author: Larisha Campbell

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter
• salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. In a sauce pan, over medium heat, melt butter.

2. Add in Parmesan cheese and heavy cream.

3. Stir until well combined. 

4. Let heat until it starts to thicken, stirring often. 

5. Add salt and pepper to taste. 

6. Remove from heat and pour over pasta or use as dipping sauce for bread. 

Recipe Notes

This is enough sauce to cover one pound of pasta. 

Salt and pepper are not calculated into nutritional label facts.

Nutrition Facts

Best Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Amount Per Serving (0.5 cup)

Calories 389 Calories from Fat 333

% Daily Value*

Fat 37g57%

Saturated Fat 23g144%

Cholesterol 126mg42%

Sodium 406mg18%

Potassium 75mg2%

Carbohydrates 2g1%

Protein 10g20%

Vitamin A 1355IU27%

Vitamin C 0.3mg0%

Calcium 318mg32%

Iron 0.2mg1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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