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EASIEST & BEST HOMEMADE ALFREDO
SAUCE
 
This by far is the easiest and best Alfredo sauce recipe I have found yet! I love pasta and Alfredo and searched forever to make it homemade. I think that too many recipes have too many ingredients and that others are too watery. My girlfriend loves it and makes me cook it at least once a week.. plus you can add it to so many different things! This is a great, simple recipe to make for someone coming over for a dinner date ;)

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 cup half and half
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon garlic powder (optional)
pepper, to taste

1. In a medium saucepan, melt butter.

2. Once butter is almost melted, add the package of cream cheese. It's easiest to cut it into 4 pieces so that it melts quicker.

3. Once butter and cream cheese are mixed well together, add the cup of half and half, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and then shake pepper on top. Stir all together until well mixed.

4. Once it's mixed well and sauce-like, take it off the burner and set aside so it can thicken up. Stir every few moments.

5. DONE! Pour over your favorite pasta, I love it with tortellini!

Don't forget some bread-sticks to dip in the extra sauce! :)

Submitted by: Michael

recipe reviews
Easiest & Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce
   #65347
 Kuekene (Sweden) says:
Very easy and delicious! I made a few tweaks, but I didn't know that making alfredo sauce could as easy as this recipe! I substituted cooking cream for half & half because it was what i had on hand, and it worked fine. I also used fresh crushed garlic instead of garlic salt and just cooked it in the butter. Another change I made was to use flavored cream cheese, in my case sundried tomato. I think it's a great way to jazz up a typical cream-garlic alfredo sauce. Yum!!
   #65487
 Katy (United States) says:
It is true, very delicious and super easy! With the recommended amount of garlic it turned out a bit garlic-y. The second time I made this, I cut the amount of garlic in half and the sauce still maintained its wonderful taste and aroma.
   #65521
 Will (Georgia) says:
This is definitely a five star sauce! I never knew alfredo sauce was so easy to make. No more searching for the perfect alfredo sauce. I am now able to make my own, thanks to Michael. I can now impress my family and friends. I appreciate you sir!
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 MD (Ohio) says:
If you are accustomed to making real alfredo sauces, this one may disappoint on the first try. Way too much butter and cream cheese for an authentic alfredo. Try minced garlic sauted in the butter, and about half of each butter and cream cheese and it may be OK.
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 Yvonne (Kansas) says:
Not a big fan of this recipe didn't care very much for the cream cheese taste. I had to add extra garlic powder and Parmesan cheese to give it more of an Alfredo taste. I like it better made with heavy cream.
   #66249
 Tara (Alabama) says:
This was a very bland sauce and uninspiring. I had truly expected something a bit more appealing given all of the positive reviews it had received.
   #66647
 Sarah (Indiana) says:
I love this recipe!!!! I make it with chicken and broccoli. Right before I turn the burner off I add shredded Italian cheese to it and it makes it really gooey. My husband devours this!
   #66662
 Mairee (United States) says:
I usually use the packaged powder alfredo sauce and I will never go back to that! Your recipe is so simple and my family loves it! I paired it with grilled chicken and sausage tortollini with broccoli spears on the side, had to have extra sauce just to dip the broccoli!
Thanks!
   #66672
 Jodi (New York) says:
Best recipe ever. I subsituted the garlic powder with fresh chopped garlic though and added some chopped broccoli. It was delish.
   #66678
 Bobby (North Carolina) says:
Just threw this together, i went with sauteed garlic instead of powder, neufchatal cheese and 1% milk. Very Tasty.
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 Donna Fisher (Texas) says:
Made this today and it was wonderful!!
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 Christina (Alberta) says:
This recipe is exactly what's its named, Easy and THE BEST :)
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 Doris Leeper (Iowa) says:
This recipe is the best!!! My granddaughter couldn't get enough. Thanks for this quick and easy supper recipe. It was great!!
 #67039
 Dan C (Nebraska) says:
You can indeed use margarine in this recipe, it doesn't naturally mix well with cream cheese but a teaspoon or two of cornstarch will act as a binder and the result still tastes excellent!
   #67386
 Melissa (California) says:
this is awesome with crab or shrimp!

 

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