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Fettuccini Alfredo

5 from 7 votes
A classically simple cream sauce.  Rich, indulgent, and absolutely dreamy on pasta, chicken or vegetables!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings4 people
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup real butter (1 stick)
  • 4 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 2 cups cream
  • 4 oz Parmesan about 2 cups, freshly grated
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • kosher or sea salt to taste
  • 1 pound pasta standard grocery store box up to 1.5 lbs *see note
  • Optional see notes: fresh basil, fresh lemon, chicken, broccoli

Instructions

  • Get your pasta boiling before starting the sauce, as it will come together quickly!
  • Heat a large sauce pan to medium heat.  Melt butter and add garlic, stirring frequently for 1-2 minutes.  It should be bubbling and cooking, but not boiling and splattering.   Add cream and whisk to combine, bring to a low simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often.
  • Turn heat to low and add cheese whisking until smooth.  Parm can be a little slow to melt, so sometimes I whisk and then turn the heat off, put a lid on the pan for a few minutes and come back to stir until smooth.
  • Toss with hot pasta and add chicken and/or veggies, if desired.

Notes

  • This actually makes enough sauce to coat up to 1.5 lbs (1.5 boxes) plain noodles OR 1 lb noodles plus some chicken and/or veggies.  I often toss extra "stuff" into ours so I made this recipe extra saucy!  If we don't add extra stuff, we like having enough extra sauce to be able to dip chunks of bread into so it all works out.
  • Totally optional, but a delicious variation is to add fresh lemon juice to taste (just toss it in with the pasta) and fresh chopped basil.
  •  If pasta sits too long and thickens, simply add a little milk, hot water, or starchy pasta water to thin.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25of entire recipe, Calories: 1145kcal, Carbohydrates: 90g, Protein: 29g, Fat: 75g, Saturated Fat: 47g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 19g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 215mg, Sodium: 676mg, Potassium: 413mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 2681IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 451mg, Iron: 2mg
Course: Main Courses, Pastas
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: Fettuccini Alfredo
Calories: 1145kcal
Author: Sara Wells
Cost: $9
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