Description
A quick and easy Homemade Alfredo Sauce recipe that is perfect for busy weeknights or dress it up and serve at your holiday table!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound fettuccine noodles (regular or gluten-free) (pappardelle works too)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2–3 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 1 cup dairy free, unsweetened creamer OR heavy cream*
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- pinch of kosher salt
- 2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta water
- garnish: fresh parsley and additional grated parmesan
Instructions
- Cook Pasta: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles to al dente, according to package instructions – reserve approx. 1/2 cup of pasta water! Drain cooked noodles after reserving the pasta water.
- Sauté: Bring a large cast iron skillet to medium-high heat. Add butter to pan and let melt. Add garlic to the hot pan and and move around until fragrant, approx. 30 seconds.
- Make Sauce: Gradually add heavy cream (or dairy-free alternative) along with Italian seasoning, pepper and pinch of salt. Whisk together and let simmer and reduce for about 10 minutes, whisking fairly constantly.
- Add Cheese: Once mixture has thickened, remove from heat and gently whisk in parmesan cheese until it has melted. Add cooked noodles to the large skillet and toss to combine. Add splashes of reserved pasta water to thin, as-needed. Taste and add any additional salt, as desired.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately and garnish with fresh parsley and more grated parmesan, if desired.
Notes
- *Dairy-Free Cream: if you are more sensitive to dairy (but can handle butter and cheese), I like to swap the heavy cream for Nutpods original, unsweetened/unflavored. It worked wonderfully and tasted amazing! Of course, if you prefer heavy cream then go for it!
- Butter/Kosher Salt: if using salted butter you might not need to add any salt. If you use unsalted butter just give things a taste and add salt, as needed. The parmesan cheese adds quite a bit of salt.
- Serving: serve with some blackened chicken and steamed broccoli (or roasted broccolini).
- Storage: store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days – add a splash of water to help revive the sauce.
- Nutrition Info is calculated with fettuccine noodles, if you use another option it will be different.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 459
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 464.4 mg
- Fat: 20.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 49.8 g
- Protein: 17.5 g
- Cholesterol: 51.3 mg