Does anyone know how to make a really good Alfredo Sauce?

Question

I tried making some but it tasted terrible. I used parmesan cheese, butter, water (because we were out of milk), garlic, and salt. All the parmesan cheese clumped up at the bottom of the pot while the rest of the stuff was all watery and floating at the top. It tasted terrible.

Answer 1

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
noodles or fettuccine, cooked

Directions:

Cook noodles or fettuccine according to package directions. Heat butter and cream in saucepan until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Add 1 cup Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper; stir until sauce is blended and fairly smooth. Add to drained noodles and toss until they are well coated. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

1 cup butter
3/4 pint heavy cream
salt and pepper to taste
1 dash garlic salt
3/4 cup grated Romano cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

In a large saucepan, melt butter into cream over low heat. Add salt, pepper and garlic salt. Stir in cheese over medium heat until melted; this will thicken the sauce.

Add pasta to sauce. Use enough of the pasta so that all of the sauce is used and the pasta is thoroughly coated. Serve immediately.

Answer 3

Ingredients
4 tablespoons Butter
1/2 cup Heavy cream
6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon Flour
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation
Combine ingredients in saucepan, cook and stir (DO NOT BOIL) until it looks and feels like Alfredo sauce.

Cook's Notes
Alfredo is NOT just a pasta sauce. I use this recipe to serve over baked chicken. It's also very good when using leftover chicken breast and broccoli florets. Just throw the chicken and broccoli into the sauce and heat!

Answer 4

Easy and quick Alfredo Sauce

8oz cream cheese, cut into cubes
1/2 cp butter
3/4 Parmesan cheese
1/2 cp milk

In a medium sauce pot, combine all ingredients, wet ones first!
Stir continuously on low-heat. Cook until smooth and creamy.

Add cooked chicken, steamed broccoli , and pasta

It's important to add wet ingredients first, b/c if you do the dry ones first it'll scorch on the bottom of the pan.

Good Luck next time!

Answer 5

Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto Alfredo


Ingredients
3 Tbsp. Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto Mix
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
2 cups heavy cream
8 oz. softened cream cheese
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
8 oz. prepared pasta of choice

Directions
Slowly melt butter with Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto Mix over medium heat. Add cream; bring to a simmer. Add cream cheese and Parmesan cheese; stir until smooth. Remove from heat; toss with hot pasta. Makes 3-4 servings.
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Answer 6

You don't use water, or milk, or half & half. You use CREAM! Otherwise, you can' tbring it to a boil and melt the parmesan cheese! Don't bother make it if you don't have the right ingredients, you'll just waste what ingredients you do have.


~~Real Fettucine Alredo~~

1 pound fresh fettucine
8 Tbsp. butter
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup freshly grated Parmigginao-Reggiano cheese
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Freshly grated nutmeg

As the water for the pasta begins to boil, melt butter in large sauté pan over low heat. Add cream to butter and let it warm.

At the same time, salt the pasta water and cook until al dente. Drain pasta thoroughly, and mix with butter and cream in sauté pan over low heat. Add cheese and toss until sauce thickens slightly. Season with pepper and nutmeg.

Remove from heat and serve immediately with additional cheese on the side.

Serves 4-6

--Parmaggano-Reggino Cheese Cookbook

Answer 7

This is the easiest way Ive found and its the only one i use. Its soooo rich and delicious!
2 sticks butter, 2 sticks cream cheese. freshly grated parmesean and romano cheese to taste (about 2/3 cup parmesean and a little less romano, a little milk to thin the sauce and thats it. Melt the butter and cream cheese while stirring to combine (a whick is best) and them add the milk to thin it and the cheeses and your good to go. And never use water. If you dont have all the ingredient dont try making it. good luck

Answer 8

The above recipes are good... let me also add that you have to be relatively quick when working with alfredo, or the sauce will separate (the cream base and butter)... NO WATER!!!! heh... only heavy cream... yeah it's bad for you... but sooooo good :) Just balance one good alfredo meal with lots of healthy other stuff... oh and for me, the pinch of nutmeg is the key... gives it it's own flavor!

Answer 9

Homemade is best, but, if you are too busy, you can buy an alfredo sauce packet at your local grocery store.

Knorr makes a great sauce packet. You just add milk and butter. AND, it tastes pretty darn good.

Answer 10

here is a recipe for Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce...

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/412/OliveGardenAlfredoSauce65816.shtml

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