Creamy Alfredo Sauce Recipe

This Alfredo sauce recipe is one of my favorites. Actually I think it’s just about everyone’s favorite pasta recipe.

It may not win the low fat diet recipe of the year award, but for a special treat you can’t beat cream, cheese and pasta together!

Italian pasta recipes are often on our list of favorite recipes, and a rich and creamy Alfredo sauce recipe like this one, made from scratch and poured over fettucine pasta can’t be beat.

I love lots of Parmesan cheese on mine. See below for tips that add more nutrition to this rich and creamy pasta recipe.

This recipe comes together really easily. It’s very elegant so it’s perfect for entertaining, but is quick enough to make that it can easily be a weeknight 30 minute meal.

You don’t really need a lot of sides for this creamy pasta alfredo recipe.

It’s great served with the perfect Caesar Salad.

Pasta alfredo can be served as the main or as a side dish. It’s great served with something like baked chicken with garlic or grilled steaks.

The chopped parsley adds color, flavor and nutrition. Parsley is extremely healthy for us and this rich recipe can use the health component.

Make it Healthier

• The classic pasta with alfredo sauce recipe is just that – pasta with a cheesy cream sauce. I love one dish meals, so I will often saute vegetables like zucchini, mushrooms, red peppers, onions and even more garlic and add them to the final dish. A meal in a bowl!
• Try adding some steamed broccoli to the pasta dish. We all love broccoli with cheese sauce. This one is kicked up a notch and yet another easy dinner recipe.
• If you need this recipe to be gluten free, simply pour the sauce over gluten-free pasta, like rice noodles or corn pasta.
• Add diced cooked chicken to the final product for added lean protein.
• Now here is a different idea – instead of pasta, add protein and nutrition by serving this alfredo sauce recipe over cooked quinoa! Super tasty and more nutritious.

As Italian pasta recipes go, this is one of the best and most decadent.

Creamy Alfredo Sauce Recipe

This Alfredo sauce recipe is one of my favorites. Actually I think it's just about everyone's favorite pasta recipe. For a special treat you can't beat cream, cheese and pasta together!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Sauce

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 Servings

Calories

Ingredients

 

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• 2 cups cream, heavy, or 35% cream is best
• 1/4 cup butter, cold
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• salt and pepper, ideally white pepper
• pasta, fettucini, penne or tortellini are great, or use a non-wheat pasta for a gluten free recipe
• fresh parsley, chopped for garnish
• 1 clove garlic, chopped (optional)
• extra parmesan cheese

Instructions

 

• Heat a large saucepan over high heat until very hot. Add just enough cold water to cover the bottom of the pan. Let the water evaporate (it will do this quickly) but make sure there are a few drops left in the pan. This will keep the cream from scorching and burning on the bottom of the pan. Remove the pan from the heat.
• Add the cream to the pan and return it to the heat. When the cream comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium/ medium high and continue to boil until it is reduced by half. During that time, add the garlic.
• In the meantime, cook pasta in well salted water according to package directions. Drain well when cooked.
• When the cream is reduced remove it from the heat. Add butter 1 tablespoon at a time and whisk it in. The cream should thicken and turn glossy. Add the cheese and hot pasta to the cream.
• Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chopped fresh parsley.Serve immediately (with added parmesan cheese for me!).

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Tips:

• Turning this into a penne alfredo pasta recipe or a fettucini with alfredo sauce recipe is easy – just change the pastas you use! The different shapes of pasta are all made from the same dough, so if you want Fettucini Alfredo, just boil fettucini noodles and mix it with this wonderful alfredo sauce. Change the noodles to penne pasta and you have a delicious penne alfredo pasta recipe. Simple Italian goodness!

The sauce itself is gluten free. Simply change the pasta to your favorite gluten free variety as I noted above to make it a gluten free meal.

Have a look at the Tips and Make it Healthier sections above to see how you can turn this simple pasta recipe into a variety of easy dinner recipes.

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