Homemade Alfredo Sauce
This 20 minute homemade alfredo sauce is creamy, cheesy, and perfect over pasta, sautéed chicken, steamed veggies, or dipping breadsticks!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream (See Note 1)
- 2.5 oz Parmigiano Reggiano or Parmesan (finely grated (I use a microplane))
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Melt the butter in a large, deep skillet (cast iron type) over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- 2
To the skillet, whisk in the heavy cream until combined, then simmer for 3 to 4 minutes.
- 3
Whisk in the freshly grated cheese, kosher salt, white and black peppers and nutmeg. Cook, whisking occasionally, until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, 3 to 4 minutes.
- 4
Serve immediately over pasta of choice, sauteed chicken, steamed vegetables, or as a dipping sauce for breadsticks.
- 5
Store in a covered container refrigerated for up to 5 days.