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My Easy Alfredo Sauce is thick, creamy, and delicious and will please everyone from pasta lovers to those on low carb or Keto diets. With two cheeses to amp up the flavor, this Alfredo Sauce is the one of the easiest, tastiest sauce recipes you’ll ever make!
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Best Way to Make Alfredo Sauce
Step 1 – Before you start you need to decide what you are going to serve it with and prepare that first and have it ready to add the sauce to as soon as it’s cooked.
My kids love it the traditional way over gluten free Pasta noodles, but the grown ups prefer to keep it low carb and serve it with zoodles made with a spiralizer, I have directions for cooking those to perfection in the recipe card below.
Step 2 – Add the butter to your pan and melt it over a medium heat, and add the garlic as the butter melts.
I should add, If I’m making half the sauce then I’ll use a small pan like you see in the photo below, if I make the recipe as written then it works best in a large wide skillet to let the sauce bubble up.
Step 3 – Add the heavy cream and continue stirring the sauce until it’s simmering, it should take about two to three minutes.
Step 4 – If you haven’t grated your Asiago and Parmesan cheeses already, go ahead and do that and then simply add them to the pan with the butter and cream and stir until your Alfredo Sauce is good and bubbly, remember to keep stirring!
Step 5 – The last thing you need to do is season to your own tastes with salt and pepper, and then serve the sauce hot over pasta, zoodles, or a protein or other veggie of choice.
If you find that your Alfredo sauce is not quite thick enough then you may need to simmer it a little longer, and add more cheese.
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Alfredo Sauce over Pasta
Super easy to serve this over pasta if that’s what you prefer! My advice is to cook your pasta (I used gluten free linguine) before you cook the sauce and then simply drain it and put the lid on the pan to keep warm.
The Alfredo Sauce cooks up quickly so you won’t need to wait if you cook the past first.
Alfredo Sauce over Zucchini Noodles (keto & low carb)
Keep it all keto friendly and low carb by serving this over zucchini noodles (aka zoodles), all of the taste but a fraction of the carbs!
The easiest and fasted way to make zucchini noodles is to use a spiralizer. You could also use a julienne peeler in a pinch, but this is a lot more work if you have more than one person to make them for.
Zoodles are very easy to cook and I’ve given detailed steps in the recipe card below for my microwave cooking method which ensures they do not become soggy and dilute your Alfredo Sauce.
Easy Alfredo Sauce
A classic creamy sauce recipe that suits everyone from pasta fans to low carb lovers!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Total Carbs: 3 g
Net Carbs: 2 g
Protein: 13 g
Servings: 8
4.94 from 16 votes
Ingredients
Instructions
Serve with Pasta Noodles
If you are planning to serve with pasta it's best to start cooking that first so it's, drained, still hot and ready to serve as soon as the sauce thickens up.
Serve with Zoodles
Spiralize the zucchini, one fat 7- 8 inch zucchini will usually yield 4 cups.
Cut the zucchini noodles into manageable lengths for eating.
Cook the 'zoodles' for 30 seconds to 2 minutes in the microwave, in 30 second bursts to avoid overcooking. You want them 'just cooked' and not soggy.
Pour off any water and let them sit on kitchen paper and pat dry to absorb more water. If you fail to remove the water adequately from the noodles the excess water will dilute your Alfredo sauce, so don't skip this step.
How to Make Alfredo Sauce
In a large wide skillet melt the butter over a medium heat with the garlic
Add the heavy cream and warm until it's simmering for about two to three minutes, stirring all the time.
Add the grated Asiago cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, and heat it until the sauce is bubbling over a medium heat, stirring all the time.
Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve right away over pasta, or low carb noodles of choice.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition – serving size is 1/2 cup and this amount will make about 8 servings. It’s low in carbs and high in fat so perfect for Keto if you serve it with zoodles, spaghetti squash or a low carb protein such as chicken.
Thicker Sauce – if you feel like your sauce is not thick enough then it may help to simmer it in a wide heavy skillet and let the cream thicken up, and you can add more cheese too.
Cheese – you may substitute Asiago for extra Parmesan if you need to, or use Romano cheese. For this recipe you must grate your own cheese instead of buying bagged. Ready grated cheese has added starch which means it does not always melt properly in sauces and will not make a nice thick sauce.
Storage – will keep well in the fridge for 3-4 days. Reheat very gently to prevent the sauce splitting.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Alfredo Sauce
Amount Per Serving (0.5 cups)
Calories 431Calories from Fat 378
% Daily Value*
Fat 42g65%
Saturated Fat 26g163%
Cholesterol 133mg44%
Sodium 770mg33%
Potassium 73mg2%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 1473IU29%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 414mg41%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information on Noshtastic is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.
Author: Sheena Strain
Course:sauce, Side Dish
Cuisine:American
About Sheena Strain
Sheena Strain is the proud owner of Noshtastic, a gluten free website that specializes in easy family meals including Low Carb, Keto, Paleo, Whole30, and many pressure cooker recipes.
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Tina Caron says
This alfredo recipe was delicious!! I made it with shrimp and fettuccine noodles tonight. It was easy to make with a few ingredients. I will be using this recipe from now on. I used 1 lb of noodles and 1 lb of jumbo shrimp and it came out perfect. I didn’t have Asiago cheese so I put extra parmasean. Thank you for sharing this recipe.Reply
Amy D King says
Made it tonight. Taste is amazing!! Family loved it. Easy to make. Only wish it was a tad thicker but will definitely make again. Thank you!Reply
Joan Barnett says
I am dairy free too , live in UK Also on. Fodmap diet …. Help!!
What type of cheese could I have or could you recommend an alternative for cheese.
I want a nice savoury sauce to serve over rice or pasta with King prawns or chicken.
Please help me…..
Joan xReply
Sheena Strain says
Hi Joan, I don’t think this sauce will work dairy free as it’s got cream and cheese in it and I don’t know of any dairy free substitutes that would work. Maybe try a marinara type of sauce with the prawns?
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Linda says
Made this tonight-half a recipe. Used half-n-half, sprinkled in a little nutmeg, sauce was delicious. I stirred in some low carb flour tortillas I had cut into strips, fettuccine noodle. A-maxing!
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Chris Wheeler says
Loved it came out perfect! ADDED chicken and used half n half..But will definitely make this again! So easy a definite 5..Thank you for the recipeReply
Pat says
This is so good!!!!!! Quick and easy.Reply
Robin says
This sauce got my fence painted. He loved it so much that he said he would do anything for me!
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Peggy says
The only problem was that I was grating my own cheeses and I always use a box grater. grating that quantity takes a long time. Everything else was very quick and easy and it tasted wonderful. So nice to be able to have such a great comfort food and still stay low carb.Reply
Melissa Torres says
Simple and yummy!Reply
Jennie says
Can this recipe be used to replace store bought jarred alfredo sauce in recipes such as pasta bakes and mac and cheese?
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Sheena Strain says
I’m not sure as I’ve never used Alfredo Sauce in a jar so I don’t know if they are similar.
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Cassie says
First off! Lovvvved the recipe. I was a little upset that when I put all of my nutritional info in, it was 6 total carbs per 1/2 a cup and less than a gram of fiber, as well as only 10 grams of protein and I’m not sure why. 🙁
Can you tell me what brands you buy?Reply
Sheena Strain says
Hi Cassie, it’s been a long time since I have made it so I don’t recall the brands, but I can tell you that all the online macro calculators are different so you’d likely get a different result even with the same ingredients.
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Freya Petersen says
absolutely yes and you can tweak it whichever way you like for the mac and cheese but it’s a basic sauce recipe you can change the cheeses up to whatever you likeReply
Tabitha says
Could this be frozen?
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Sheena Strain says
I’m not sure, I’ve never tried. I would worry it would split once you defrost it.
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Christy says
I have a family of 6. I usually use an entire box of 12oz box of pasta when I cook. Is this enough sauce for that?
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Sheena Strain says
It’s probably enough, it makes about 3-4 cups of sauce. If you want more generous servings make half as much again.
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Deborah Schaechter says
Thank you made for dinner, grilled some chicken it’s perfect.Reply
Elisabeth says
What can I use besides heavy cream? Can I use just regular milk? I have everything in my pantry but the heavy cream.
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Sheena Strain says
It won’t work with just milk, it simply won’t thicken up like it will with cream. Do you have any cornstarch in your pantry? You could try to make it into a thickened cheese sauce by mixing about 3tbsps cornstarch with half cup of cold milk and whisk that into the warmed milk to thicken the sauce a bit then add the cheeses, if it’s not thick enough add more cornstarch like before.
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Elisabeth says
I do have cornstarch! I will do that! Thank you so much☺️
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Sheena Strain says
Yay! I hope that works for you
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Jan Butler says
1. Can I use another cheese besides Asiago?
2. What are the green flakes on top? Basil? Parsley ?Reply
Sheena Strain says
You can use all parmesan if you prefer. The green is a little parsley
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Lisa Marie says
This sauce was fabulous & so easy to make. My husband said it was the best he’d ever had. ? I will definitely make it again. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe.Reply
Valerie says
This sauce was entirely too easily prepared to have such flavor. It turned my frozen fish fillet into a beautiful thing.Reply
Samantha says
Can this be frozen?
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Sheena Strain says
In theory yes you can freeze it (make sure it’s totally cooled first) and you’d need fully defrost it first, then reheat it over a medium heat because the risk is that the sauce will split.
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Kathy says
My kids loved it! Thank
You.Reply
Veronica says
This recipe was a fail. The Asiago cheese clumped up and became stringy like mozzarella. I’ve made Alfredo sauce in the past with only Parmesan and it turned out great. Since this recipe listed Asiago, I thought it would be a great blend. NOPE! I will go back to my original recipe instead.
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Kristina says
Is it okay to add grilled chicken as well
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Sheena Strain says
yes, you could add already cooked chicken into the sauce
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Justine says
Freakin delicious!! Thank you for sharing this recipe ???Reply
Tracy says
The flavor was awesome! My turned out a tad gritty. How do I stop that from happening or is it normal?
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Sheena Strain says
Hi Tracy, did you grate your own cheese or use the grated cheese from a bag? If you used bagged cheese that may be why as it has starch coating, if not then I’m not sure why that happened.
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Sammie says
Hey! I’m wondering if you meant heavy whipping cream? Plan on making this soon!
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Sheena Strain says
Hi Sammie, yes that’s what I meant.
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Kristie says
Seriously amazing sauce and easy to make. My whole family loved it. I wanted to drink it straight!Reply
Tracie says
I really enjoyed this recipe. I made it tonight for the first time and put it over spaghetti squash. I have a question though toward the end of cooking I noticed it looked like the butter was separating from the cheese? How do I prevent that? I put it in a bowl to use again tomorrow but it looks really oily and not sure what to do. Thanks
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Sheena Strain says
Hi Tracie, it sounds like perhaps your pan was too hot which can cause the cheese and butter to separate.
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Julie says
Very rich, creamy, and garlicy!! The recipe is definitely a keeper for me!Reply
haley says
Yummy I like it too much and made it the day before and ate it with pizza. Everyone likes this and want more of this sauce. Even eat this sauce with spoon!Reply
