This alfredo sauce with cream cheese is smooth, creamy and has the perfect texture and flavor! Simple to whip up at home and always a family favorite.
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Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe
This homemade alfredo sauce with cream cheese is so creamy and one of my all-time favorite pasta sauces. Give me a big bowl of fettuccine alfredo with a warm breadstick and a chopped salad and I am in literal heaven!
Alfredo is my weakness! Whenever we go out for Italian, it’s always what I end up ordering. Luckily, I can make the best alfredo sauce recipe easily at home whenever the craving strikes. It’s a crowd-pleaser and the cream cheese adds a smooth richness to the sauce.
Ingredients
- Butter: I used salted, but feel free to use unsalted and adjust the salt added as necessary.
- Garlic: Fresh garlic cloves minced plus garlic powder is the perfect combo! You can also use the garlic from the jar. If you need it more subtle, though, use one or the other.
- Cream: Heavy cream or half and half. Heavy whipping cream will give you the best creamy, rich results for this indulgent dish. Whole milk can be used, but your sauce won’t thicken as well.
- Cream cheese: A must for this cream cheese Alfredo sauce.
- Parmesan cheese: Freshly grated Parmesan from a block will not only taste better but will melt better too. Pre-shredded could cause your sauce to be grainy.
- Seasonings: A trio of seasonings including salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. It really adds to the flavor!
How to Make Alfredo Sauce with Cream Cheese
While the fettuccine boils in a pot of salted water, melt butter in a large skillet over low heat, add garlic then cream cheese. Whisk in the heavy cream and garlic powder. Add Italian seasoning if desired.
Increase heat to medium heat. Bring sauce to a simmer, then let simmer for 5 minutes (whisking occasionally) until reaches desired consistency. Add in Parmesan cheese and stir.
Once Parmesan melted, toss with hot fettuccine noodles and serve! Garnish with freshly chopped parsley.
How to Thicken Alfredo Sauce
One of the main keys to getting the perfect consistency is to make sure to simmer the sauce (this requires some patience!) and whisk often. The alfredo will thicken as it cooks.
You also want to make sure you use the correct amounts of cheese and cream (or substitute of choice). If using milk instead of cream like I do in my white sauce recipe, add a couple of teaspoons of flour to help thicken it up.
Serving Suggestions
- Use the sauce to make chicken fettuccine Alfredo or casseroles like chicken alfredo bake and chicken alfredo lasagna
- Make this blackened chicken Alfredo recipe, which pairs southern bold flavor with the creamy sauce.
- As a dipping sauce for Olive Garden breadsticks or garlic bread
- Drizzled over proteins like oven baked chicken, shrimp or meatballs.
- Spread it on pizza like a white sauce.
- Serve it with pasta and steamed vegetables, roasted broccoli or a salad
Tips for the Perfect Cream Cheese Alfredo Sauce
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