Take pasta night to the next level with our easy recipe for rich homemade Alfredo sauce.
A luscious, homemade Alfredo sauce recipe makes for a culinary dream come true.
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What Is Alfredo Sauce?
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Theoriginal Alfredo saucerecipe was developed by restaurateur Alfredo di Lelio in 1920s Rome.
How to Make Alfredo Sauce from Scratch
1.
Fresh parmesan or Parmigiano-Reggiano are hands down your best options for flavor.
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Learn more from ourcomplete cheese guide.
Cook the Garlic
This step mellows the raw garlic to bring out sweeter roasted flavors.
Thicken the Cream
The secret ingredient for how to make Alfredo sauce so creamy is, well, cream!
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Toss the sauce with 8 ounces of hot, cooked, and drained pasta.
Fettuccine is traditional and holds the sauce nicely with its long strands, but just aboutany pastawill work.
Transfer the Alfredo-sauced pasta to a warm serving dish and serve immediately.
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If desired, sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese and top with snippedfresh Italian parsley.
Then get really creative and use Alfredo sauce in recipes that don’t involve pasta.
Fortunately, knowing how to make Alfredo sauce is easy and takes just minutes to prepare.
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That way, you’ll never be more than half an hour away from a cozy, deliciousItalian-inspired meal.
Abeef ragualways satisfies meat lovers.
Serve it with penne to get the best sauce-to-pasta ratio.
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