Description
Creamy Alfredo sauce with cream cheese is the perfect comfort food that elevates any pasta dish into a gourmet treat. This rich, velvety sauce blends the delightful flavors of butter, garlic, and Parmesan with a tangy twist from cream cheese. Ready in just under 15 minutes, it?s ideal for quick weeknight dinners or impressing guests. Serve it over your favorite pasta or saut?ed vegetables for a satisfying meal everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, cubed
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter until bubbly. Add minced garlic and saut? for about 1 minute until fragrant.
- Stir in the cubed cream cheese until melted and well combined with the butter.
- Gradually whisk in the heavy cream until smooth.
- Add grated Parmesan cheese while stirring on low heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Let simmer gently for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until thickened.
- Serve immediately over cooked pasta or saut?ed veggies.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Sauce
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup (60g)
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 80mg