How to Make Alfredo Sauce

Fettuccine Alfredo is one of the popular Italian-style dishes in the United States. Many types of Italian pastas are accompanied by this white Alfredo sauce. The traditional way of preparing the sauce is by using Parmesan cheese and butter. Although, many variations have been made to this classic recipe. So, wondering how to start by making the sauce that has the taste of fine Italian restaurant? Then look no further, because in this article we will reveal the secrets of how to make Alfredo sauce from scratch. You can serve these homemade recipes to your family as an every day meal or at special dinner parties.

Alfredo Sauce Recipe
This recipe works great with fettuccine pasta and seafood (crabs, shellfish, clams, and lobsters). You can also make more sauce and store it in the freezer to use on special occasions or emergencies.

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of salted butter
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
• Salt and pepper for taste

Melt the butter in a pan over low heat and add crushed garlic to it. Before the garlic turns brown, add cream to it and mix properly. Now add Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to it. If your sauce gets too thick, add some more cream to it, or if the sauce is thin, add more cheese. Make sure the sauce is creamy and not too thin.

Low-fat Alfredo Sauce with Milk
This sauce has generous amounts of calories packed into it (1 cup Alfredo sauce = 251 kcal). But you don't have to give up on the delicious and creamy taste of the sauce because of the calories. Here's a simple recipe that can be made with milk and it has only 79 calories.

Ingredients

• 1 oz of margarine
• cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• cup skim milk
• Salt and white pepper for taste
• Dash of ground nutmeg
• Chopped parsley

Take a saucepan and add margarine in it over medium heat. As the margarine melts, pour in skim milk and grated Parmesan cheese; mix all the ingredients properly to avoid any lumps. Once the sauce is blended completely, add salt, white pepper, parsley, and nutmeg to it. Keep stirring the sauce till it gets smooth in consistency. Pour the sauce over pasta or seafood.

Few tips before you start preparing the perfect Alfredo sauce:

• The amount of butter controls the richness in the sauce.
• Keep stirring the sauce continuously.
• Always maintain a medium-low heat and add the pasta or seafood to the sauce as soon as it is ready. This will prevent the sauce from cooling down quickly.

Voila, now you know how the sauce is made from scratch. The recipes are not difficult to prepare and very easy to follow. There won't be any missing ingredients or the consistency, and your Alfredo sauce will come out perfect.