This is such an easy and tasty alfredo sauce recipe. You may never go back to jars again. In fact, it will take you longer to read this recipe then it will for you to make it.
Alfredo sauce consists of three very basic ingredients: parmesan cheese, heavy cream, and one stick of butter. You can use the microwave to semi-melt the butter, and then use a mixer to blend in the cream and cheese until it resembles soft cottage cheese.
Once tossed with hot pasta, the butter will continue to melt and coat every bite with this sauce's savory flavor.
Alfredo Sauce Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
pepper to taste
1/2 cup butter
Directions:
1. Grate cheese. Cut butter into quarters.
2. In glass serving bowl, combine cheese, butter and cream.
3. Cook at MEDIUM 3 – 4 minutes or until butter melts. Stir well.
What to Use This Alfredo Sauce On
Once you've made this delicious alfredo sauce, you need to try it on all sorts of different dishes! Once you do, your family will be begging you to make this sauce again and again. We've got some suggestions for dishes to try this on.
The first thing you try this sauce on should be chicken alfredo. That's almost a requirement! This is arguably the most famous dish that uses alfredo sauce. You'll be amazed at how much better it will taste with homemade alfredo versus store-bought alfredo.
After you've given chicken alfredo a try, pour this delicious sauce over any pasta you serve your family. Spaghetti and similar types of pasta are generally popular choices to use alfredo sauce on. Rotini is another good choice, since the sauce will get caught in all the little spirals. This means that you'll have some of this sauce in every bite!
Meatball alfredo subs are another great choice. Meatball subs typically use marinara sauce, but changing it up is a great idea! Once you try a meatball sub with alfredo sauce, you might never go back to the traditional way! You can also make several different bakes with alfredo sauce, including a ham bake or a pasta bake.
No matter how you choose to enjoy this wonderful alfredo sauce recipe, one thing is for sure: you'll always be coming back for more! If you enjoyed this recipe, consider checking out some of the hundreds of other recipes we have available on our site. You might find some more ideas for what you can use this alfredo sauce on!
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