Cream Cheese Alfredo Sauce
Homemade Cream Cheese Alfredo Sauce is always a family favorite and you only need a few simple ingredients to make it. This alfredo sauce recipe with cream cheese can be in ready in just 15 minutes! Serve over pasta noodles or use in any recipe that calls for alfredo sauce.
Servings 8 people (1/3 cup alredo sauce each)
Calories 319kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 block (8 oz) cream cheese cut into chunks
- 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 8 oz wedge parmesan cheese shredded
- ½ teaspoon salt I use kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Melt butter in a skillet pan or saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Once butter is melted, add in the chunked cream cheese and garlic powder. Stir with a whisk until mostly smooth and mixed together. This will take a couple of minutes.(It may look curdled and not perfectly smooth but that's fine. It will smooth out when the liquid is added)
- Add the whipping cream and chicken broth a little bit at a time, while whisking constantly. Bring to a low boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and add the parmesan cheese, salt & pepper. Let simmer for 5-10 minutes until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
- Take the pan off the heat and let it sit for about 5 minutes so it can thicken up. Serve over pasta noodles of choice. You can also add the cooked pasta noodles into the pan and mix it in with the noodles and then serve that way. Or serve the noodles and sauce separately.
- Serve over pasta noodles of choice OR use in any recipe that calls for alfredo sauce.
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Notes
Tip : I combine the chicken broth and heavy cream in a 4-cup Pyrex glass measuring cup to make it easy to add both liquids into the saucepan at the same time.
Tip : The alfredo sauce won't thicken up all the way until you turn the heat off and let the alfredo sauce sit there for several minutes. Be sure to allow about 5 minutes to let the alfredo sauce sit and rest before serving.
Salt : I use salted butter in this recipe. If you use unsalted butter then you may want to add more salt depending on taste and preference. The salt can always be less or more than what's listed. If using regular table salt then you will probably want to use closer to 1/4 teaspoon.
Garlic : You can use fresh garlic cloves or even the garlic paste in the tube instead of the garlic powder if wanted.
Parmesan Cheese : You can find the Parmesan wedge up in the produce section of the grocery by the deli and other specialty cheeses. Do not substitute this with pre-shredded parmesan cheese or the grated stuff in the can.
Serving Size : Recipe makes 3 cups of alfredo sauce.
This ALFREDO SAUCE was originally published in May 2018. It has been updated and republished January 2021. Recipe is the same.
Nutrition
Calories: 319kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 820mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1013IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 360mg | Iron: 1mg