Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce
This creamy homemade Alfredo sauce is rich, velvety, and full of real Parmesan flavor. Made with heavy cream, garlic, and fresh cheese for the perfect texture!
Servings: 3.5 cups
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter
- 3 cups heavy cream divided
- 2 to 4 garlic cloves finely minced (I like to use a grater, microplane, or garlic press to make garlic paste or get a fine mince)
- 2 cups freshly grated parmesan or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian dressing seasoning I use Good seasons dry mix, or ½ to 1 teaspoon italian seasonings
- 2 large eggs beaten
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Remove heavy cream from the refrigerator and measure out 3 cups. Let it come to room temperature. Grate the cheese and prepare the garlic.
- In a large skillet over medium-low to medium heat, melt the butter. Add the garlic and Italian seasoning and sauté for 1–2 minutes, until fragrant.
- Slowly pour in 2 cups of the room-temperature heavy cream and whisk until combined. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Over medium heat, slowly whisk in the Parmesan cheese, continuing to stir until melted and smooth (about 2–3 minutes). Once the cheese is fully incorporated, reduce heat to low.
- In a large measuring cup or small bowl, beat the eggs. Add the remaining 1 cup of heavy cream and whisk until smooth.
- Slowly pour the egg and cream mixture into the sauce, whisking constantly as you do so. You do not want the sauce piping hot and risk scrambling the eggs (adding them to the cream also helps with this).
- Turn the heat back up to medium-low or medium and bring to a gentle simmer. You don’t want it to boil, but you will see bubbles form on the sides of the pan and a gentle simmer in the middle. Taste and season with salt and pepper, adjusting as needed.
- Continue to whisk or stir until the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 2–4 minutes. The sauce thickens pretty quickly after adding the eggs.
- Pour over your favorite pasta and garnish with chopped fresh parsley or basil and extra Parmesan if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 156mg | Sodium: 427mg | Potassium: 108mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1547IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 297mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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