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Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce in 15 Minutes

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 garlic cloves diced
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 16 ounces heavy whipping cream
  • 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
  • 2 tsp parsley flakes
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 1/4 cup pasta water
  • salt and pepper to taste

Equipment

  • 1 sauce pot
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 spoon

Method
 

  1. In a sauce pot, melt butter and add diced garlic. Let garlic cook about 4 mins, stirring often. Garlic will brown some.
  2. Add flour to the sauce pot. Stir into butter and garlic and keep stirring for about 2 minutes. The mixture may turn light brown. The longer you cook your roux, the darker it will become.
  3. Whisk in heavy whipping cream, not too fast, not too slow. Let come to a boil. Then add parmesan cheese and reduce heat to medium-low. Stir well.
  4. Next, mix in herbs and s&p.
  5. Save 1 1/4 cup of your pasta noodle water. Start with adding 1/2 cup to your sauce to loosen it up some. Stir occasionally for 3 minutes. Pour in the last 1/2 cup of pasta water and stir. There's 1/4 cup pasta water left if you should need it for further thinning of sauce.
  6. At last, your sauce is ready and I bet the chicken you want to add in is ready too!

Notes

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