Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce

 

I experimented with this until I found a quick, cheap, and easy Alfredo sauce combination -- the secret is cream cheese!

prep:5 mins

cook:5 mins

total:10 mins

Servings:4

Yield:4 servings 

 

 

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 cups milk
• 6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
• ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

 

Directions:

Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan and pepper. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta to serve.

 

Nutrition Info: 

Per Serving:

648 calories; protein 25.1g; carbohydrates 10g; fat 57.1g; cholesterol 169.8mg; sodium 1029.8mg.