Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pasta and Noodle Recipes. (Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce Recipe). I experimented with this until I found a quick, cheap, and easy Alfredo sauce combination -- the secret is cream cheese!

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 10 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

½ cup butter

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 cups milk

6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese

⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

Chef John's Macaroni and Cheese

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Melt butter in a medium non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and garlic powder stirring with wire whisk until smooth. Add milk a little at a time whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan and pepper. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta to serve.

Nutritional Information

Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 647.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 25.1g 50%

Carbohydrates: 10g 3%

Dietary Fiber: 0.2g 1%

Sugars: 6.6g

Fat: 57.1g 88%

Saturated Fat: 35.8g 179%

Cholesterol: 169.8mg 57%

Vitamin A Iu: 1881.6IU 38%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.1mg 39%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 0.5mg 1%

Folate: 18.5mcg 5%

Calcium: 667.3mg 67%

Iron: 1.2mg 6%

Magnesium: 34.4mg 12%

Potassium: 325.7mg 9%

Sodium: 1029.8mg 41%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 8%

Calories From Fat: 514.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.