FAST CREAMY PASTA SAUCE 
4 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic, pressed
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 c. heavy cream
1/2 tsp. dried basil

In a small saucepan, melt butter in oil. Add garlic, cheese, and basil, stirring to blend over medium-low heat. Stir in cream.

Makes about 1 cup of sauce that can be tossed on your favorite pasta.

For a variation, try adding a can of chicken noodle soup along with your cooked pasta when sauce is done. Heat and serve.

recipe reviews
Fast Creamy Pasta Sauce
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 Rose (Florida) says:
Recipe makes a nice cream sauce when cream is reduced by cooking sauce on medium-low heat for about 5 minutes. That's reason sauce was not thick enough according to some reviewers. Reduction is the key for a thick rich sauce, not flour. This is basically an Alfredo sauce but with basil added.
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 Sara (Louisiana) says:
Really easy, good flavor. My family is divided on sauces, made this sauce for the ones who don't like red sauce. They really enjoyed it.
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 Patrick (Australia) says:
I'm no chef, but this recipe added to spinach and ricotta ravioli hit the mark with my wife and daughters coming home late after a school function tonight. So quick and easy, especially with squeezy garlic and basil purees. Thanks!
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 Jane (New York) says:
This recipe makes a delicious pasta sauce, but the quantity for oil has been omitted from the ingredients list. I have made this 4 times and I "guesstimate" how much olive oil to use, in order to melt the butter.
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 Jenny (Wisconsin) says:
This recipe is the bomb! Do NOT add flour. I used shredded parm instead of grated, and cooked it long enough to thicken. Served it over butternut squash ravioli and oh my goodness! Yummy.
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 Imani Castillo says:
I love pasta. Am excited to try out this recipe. I'm sure my husband and kids will love it.
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 Jennifer (South Carolina) says:
I allow I may have made a mistake, but this did not turn out at all. It did not blend, and I couldn't serve it.
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 Cooking (Tennessee) says:
This sauce is great when you want to change up the normal meal. I actually use a variation of the recipe to match what I have; for example the cream is sometimes evaporated milk. However, using this as a base you won't go wrong. I love it with broccoli and chicken.
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 Kim (Arizona) says:
I tried this with sausage and shrimp over noodles....Fabulous!! next Chicken! Wasnt sure about melting the butter in oil, but it worked out ok
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 Rachel (United States) says:
This was perfect for me. Exactly what I was looking for, for a fast, simple and tasty cream sauce. You could probably even add a bit of cajun seasoning to spice it up a bit for a little change once in a while.
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 Taariq (Australia) says:
Just tried this recipe for linguine with mushroom, tomato and prawn and it came out amazingly well! This is by far the best cream sauce I've tried! Thanks so much!!
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 Mike (Louisiana) says:
I used this recipe today to make some chicken a sausage pasta. Turned out great, hope my girl likes it. Mike
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 Nic (Australia) says:
My family loved this sauce. We had it with seafood pasta - yummy!
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 Djpete (United Kingdom) says:
Pasta is made from flour so nothing wrong with using a little flour to thicken sauce as required. :)
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 Nike (Michigan) says:
this was my fist time makin a sauce and the creamy selection and i love them all

 

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