How do I make creamy alfredo sauce?

Question

Whenever I make alfredo sauce from scratch, it comes out pretty liquidy. How do I get it creamy?

Answer 1

Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

* 1/2 cup butter
* 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
* 2 teaspoons garlic powder
* 2 cups milk
* 6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
* 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS

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.

Answer 2

Creamy Alfredo Sauce (the heavy cream with contribute to your sauce to make it thicker)

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup Romano cheese
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream

Melt butter in medium sauce pan. Add flour and cook 2-3 minute till it smells fragrant and nutty.
Add Chicken broth and simmer till nice and thick.
Add milk. Whisk constantly. Simmer till sauce has re-thickened.
Add Romano and cream cheese.
Drop cream cheese in by spoon fulls to make it easier to break up. Continue to whisk. Cook to desired thickness. (If adding addtl cooked ingredients add now, ie -- chicken & broccoli, crabmeat (YUMMY) etc., simmer for a few short minutes).
When desired thickness is reached remove from heat.
Add heavy cream, whisk/mix well.
Serve immediately over pasta.