Easy and Quick Alfredo Sauce
This killer homemade easy and quick Alfredo Sauce is not only creamy and fantastic, but it comes together in under 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
- 2 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 block 8 ounces, softened cream cheese*
- 2 cups whole milk or heavy cream* slightly warmed
- 3/4 cup about 6 ounces, grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute.
- Add softened cream cheese, stirring with whisk constantly until smooth. Slowly add in warm milk while constantly whisking until milk is fully incorporated into butter and cream cheese.
- Bring to very low simmer (do not boil) and add in Parmesan cheese, nutmeg and pepper.
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Notes
*If I remember, I like to pull out my cream cheese and place on the counter about an hour before cooking the Alfredo sauce. Room temperature cream cheese helps with melting.
* I like to use a combination of whole milk and heavy cream. Feel free to use whatever combination you'd like, such milk and half and half. I like to slightly warm my milk in the microwave for 30 seconds before incorporating into my butter and cream cheese mixture.