There’s nothing like a creamy cheesy garlic sauce over warm pasta, maybe with some freshly torn basil or parsley sprinkled over top. Definitely a heavenly dish!
What is in Fettuccine Alfredo?
Fettuccine Alfredo is a very quick and easy dinner to make from scratch. The only ingredients you need are white cheddar cheese, butter, heavy cream, minced garlic, pasta, and salt and pepper to taste.
White Cheddar cheese
I love to use raw organic white cheddar cheese because I like the flavor better. I have also used organic orange cheddar cheese and it worked great as well!
Butter and Heavy Cream
The secret to an amazing alfredo sauce is butter and cream. And not only that but fully cooking the butter with the heavy cream until they are both fully combined.
Melting the butter with the minced garlic.
Cooking the cream with the butter.
How the butter/cream sauce should look before you add the cheese. This process usually takes about five minutes.
Pasta
Of course, the classic pasta shape is fettuccine, but I have used other shapes and this recipe still came out amazing! Enjoy!
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Homemade Fettuccine Alfredo
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
There’s nothing like a creamy cheesy garlic sauce over warm pasta, maybe with some freshly torn basil or parsley sprinkled over top. Definitely a heavenly dish!
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 ¼ cup heavy cream
- 6 oz white cheddar cheese (shredded)
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
- salt (to taste)
- 6 oz fettuccine pasta
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Boil pasta according to package instructions. Once done, drain water and add a drizzle of olive oil to the pasta to help prevent sticking. Cover until needed.
- In a stainless steel skillet, melt the butter. Once the butter is almost melted add in the minced garlic.
- Add the heavy cream and stir it into the butter. It will take about 5 minutes before the cream and the butter doesn't look separated anymore, stir occasionally.
- Once the butter/cream mixture has started to gently simmer, add in the grated cheese. Stir and cook until all the cheese is melted.
- Season the alfredo sauce with salt and pepper, then stir in the pasta. Serve hot with fresh herbs or extra cheese. Enjoy!
Notes
How to reheat your Fettuccine Alfredo Pasta:
Reheat over the stove with a few tablespoons of cream and grated cheese. By doing this you won't have a greasy, broken alfredo sauce.
If you reheat the Fettuccine Alfredo in the oven, I find that the sauce breaks - meaning the cheese and the butter separates from each other.
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