Alfredo Sauce
There are many good Alfredo sauces but I use this as my staple or basic Alfredo sauce. From this simple recipe, I vary and mix the cheese and build on the complexity of the sauce by adding different ingredients to create new Alfredo sauces.
- Preparing Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Served Person: 4
main dish
sauces
side dish
pasta
vegetarian
white meat free
tree nut free
nut free
gluten free
red meat free
shellfish free
contains dairy
pescatarian
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ground pepper to taste
- 1 stick butter (4 oz or 1/2 cup)
- 1 cup parmesan cheese grated (use fresh parmesan)
- 1/2 cup parsley minced
- 1/2 cup chives minced
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg freshly ground
- Carbohydrate 2.80500125202946 g
- Cholesterol 105.745000057348 mg
- Fat 35.7379912662005 g
- Fiber 0.570724996498239 g
- Protein 3.8724425041468 g
- Saturated Fat 22.454842510061 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (86g)
- Sodium 275.708000142913 mg
- Sugar 2.23427625553122 g
- Trans Fat 2.31067500086547 g
- Calories 340 calories
- In a pot melt the butter and add garlic. Saute briefly until it is fully aromatized - Add the cream and bring a to simmer using medium low heat - Stir in the cheese and the nutmeg, simmer on low for a few minutes - Cook any pasta according to directions and to taste, do not rinse pasta once cooked - Add chives, parsley together with the cooked pasta - Season with fresh ground pepper, toss well and decorate with minced parsley, serve immediately
