Momma's Alfredo Sauce

This is really delicious and really, really easy. I used to buy jar alfredo sauce, but then my mom gave me this recipe and it is so much better! And what's really cool is you can add your favorite flavors, like sun-dried tomatoes or sauteed mushrooms, and give it even better flavor.

Here's the recipe!

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 small clove garlic, minced
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
1/8 cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped

1. In a small sauce pan, melt the butter over medium-low heat and add the garlic. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
2. Add the cream and let it warm up. (If you want to add mushrooms or sun-dried tomatoes, do it at this point.)
3. Add the cheese 1/4 cup at a time, letting it melt before adding the next 1/4 cup. (You may not need all of the cheese!) If the sauce starts looking really thick, stop adding cheese, and taste the sauce. If it tastes good to you, go to the next step.)
4. Fold in the parsley and serve.

I think I added two table spoons of white wine to the melted butter...I can't remember. Go ahead and try it! It would be really good, I think. Or, if you're adding sauteed mushrooms, add the wine to them then add them to the cream. It'll get a little bit of the wine flavor in there. If you don't want to add any wine whatsoever, no worries. It's still going to be awesome sauce.


Hope you like this easy alfredo sauce! Happy cooking, y'all!


Amy