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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.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 6 minutes
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.