Kittencal's Alfredo Sauce
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Recipe: #30
August 07, 2011
Categories: Comfort Food, Dinner, Main Dish, Sauce, Butter Sauces, Dairy, Cheese, Parmesan, Italian, Budget-Friendly, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Quick Meals, Entertaining, Fall/Autumn, Sunday Dinner, Weeknight Meals, Stove Top, Gluten-Free, Low Carbohydrate, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Make it from scratch, Heavy Cream, Kosher Dairy more
"This is the perfect consistancy to hold onto any pasta, and will yield about 2-1/2 cups"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (84.3 g)
- Calories 345.7
- Total Fat - 34.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 21.7 g
- Cholesterol - 108.7 mg
- Sodium - 321.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 2.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 0.2 g
- Protein - 7.6 g
- Calcium - 245 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step 1
In a medium saucepan melt butter over medium heat until sizzling.
Step 2
Add in garlic; cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes (do not allow the garlic to burn).
Step 3
Add in flour, black pepper and cayenne pepper; stir for 1 minute.
Step 4
Add in the whipping cream; bring to a light simmer stirring, then simmer for about 2 minutes (careful the cream does not boil over the pot remove from element if it boils to high).
Step 5
Reduce the heat to low; stir in the Parmesan cheese and shredded cheese; cook lowest heat stirring for about 2 minutes, then season with more salt and pepper if needed.
Step 6
This sauce is best when served immediately.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.