Real Alfredo Sauce Recipes

THE BEST HOMEMADE ALFREDO SAUCE EVER!

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan add butter, heavy whipping cream, and cream cheese. Cook over medium heat and whisk until melted.
• Add the minced garlic, garlic powder, italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Continue to whisk until smooth. Add the grated parmesan cheese.
• Bring to a simmer and continue to cook for about 3-5 minutes or until it starts to thicken. Toss it with your favorite pasta!

CLASSIC ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add heavy cream, stirring constantly. Stir in salt, nutmeg, grated Parmesan cheese, and grated Romano cheese. Stir constantly until melted, then mix in egg yolk. Simmer over medium low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with additional grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

ITALIAN ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in frying pan over medium heat.
• Crack pepper into melted butter, more is better, at least 1 Tbsp (cracked).
• Add Garlic Salt to taste (at least 1 tsp).
• Add Cream.
• Melt in slowly at least 4 Tbsp of paramesan or Tbsp for every person over 4 people, i.e. 6 people - 6 Tbsp.
• Stir constantly, do not allow sauce to "break" or bubble up and foam. This makes the sauce runny.
• Once sauce has reached desired thickness, mix sauce with pasta, adding more parmesan to glue it all together.

REAL ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Add cream and cream cheese, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened.
• Stir in nutmeg, parmesan, romano cheese, and garlic.
• Stir constantly until melted completely.
• Salt to taste.
• Mix in egg yolks.
• Continue to simmer over medium low heat, stirring constantly, for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Serve over pasta, garnished with additional grated cheese and parsley.

NO-CREAM ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Put the butter and cheese in a large bowl and set aside.
• Add the fettuccine to the boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, according to the package instructions for al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain the pasta and add it to the large bowl. Using tongs, gently toss the pasta with the butter and cheese, adding pasta water as necessary to create a creamy looking sauce. Top with a few grinds of pepper.

BUTTERY ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and flour, and cook and stir until the garlic is fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute. Whisk in heavy cream and milk, whisking constantly until the mixture is hot and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Gradually stir in the Parmesan cheese and fontina cheese. Season with salt and black pepper. Continue to simmer until the cheese has melted and the sauce is thickened, stirring often, 20 to 30 more minutes.

THE REAL OLIVE GARDEN ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• HEAT milk and cream in a heavy bottom saucepan until it begins to simmer.
• Turn off heat.
• Slowly whip in cheese, then remove from heat.
• PLACE egg yolks in a separate bowl and slowly whip in a portion of the hot milk and cream mixture.
• Slowly add egg yolk mixture back into remaining cream mixture.
• Place back on very low heat and continually stir until simmering.
• Take sauce off heat so it thickens. (This will increase temperature of egg yolks, known as tempering).
• SEASON to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Serve over your favorite pasta.