Alfredo Sauce Recipe (2024)

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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.

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 !

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 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 pepperto taste

Add in pan-fried chicken to make chicken alfredo, and add in the steak to make Fettuccine Alfredo with Steak!

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How to Make Alfredo Sauce

1. In a skillet or saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Cookfettuccine pastaaccording to package instructions in a separate pot.
2. Once the butter melts, add mincedgarlicand cook for 2-3 minutes while stirring.
3. 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.
4. After adding the cream, slowly and gradually addParmesan. Keep stirring while you add it!
5. Add in white American cheeseand stir well.
6. Sprinkle withfreshly cracked pepperand stir to combine.
7. Finally, add your cooked pasta and mix it together.
8. Top with additionalParmesan cheeseandparsleyto 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!

Alfredo Sauce Recipe FAQs

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
• 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!

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