Garlic Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Homemade Garlic Alfredo Sauce Recipe. Rich, creamy, garlicky Alfredo sauce that is perfect over fettuccine noodles or as a dip with garlic bread.

This is my signature Alfredo sauce recipe: the perfect blend of robust flavor and extra garlic to take your dinner up a notch. No store-bought version can compare! After countless rounds of tweaks, I’ve perfected this classic from scratch sauce that will blow your dinner guests away. Try it tonight and find out why this is the best homemade Alfredo sauce recipe around.

We love it with chicken and pasta or as a dip with crusty crunchy garlic bread. Another pasta dish that I love dipping crusty bread in is my Creamy Tortellini Tomato Soup. Heaven!

What is Garlic Alfredo Sauce?

The basic Alfredo sauce is a creamy sauce made with butter, heavy cream, and Parmesan Cheese. Adding garlic and Italian seasoning only enhances the flavor of the regular Alfredo sauce. 

We start with 2 garlic cloves but feel free to add more. I also add a teaspoon of garlic powder so the garlic flavor really infuses into the sauce.

Ingredients for Homemade Garlic Alfredo Sauce

Read the Prep Tips below so you make the best Alfredo Sauce every time. Making fresh Alfredo sauce from scratch is easy and has common ingredients. You will never go back to the jarred stuff in the grocery aisle.

• 8 tablespoons of butter, (1 stick)
• 2 garlic cloves minced – You measure this garlic with your heart. Double it or triple it.
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 ounces cream cheese, (half a brick) – softened and cut into cubes for faster melting.
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese – Freshly grate the cheese yourself or buy grated Parmesan cheese in the deli section. Avoid the stuff in green plastic jars in the grocery aisle.

Prep Tips

Prep all the ingredients before beginning this Alfredo recipe. Once you get this sauce going the ingredients go into your saucepan fast. 

1. Have all the ingredients measured and ready. Once the butter melts all your ingredients need to be measured out and ready to be tossed in the pan.
2. Have your garlic minced.
3. Have Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper measured out and put into a small dish. These ingredients go into the saucepan at the same time so it is ok to have them all in one small dish.
4. Cut the cream cheese into cubes for faster melting.
5. Have the heavy cream measured out and ready to pour.

Do not buy the Kraft Grated Parmesan Cheese you find in the Spaghetti aisle. You need to go to the refrigerated section where the rest of the cheese is found. Get fresh grated Parmesan. It melts better and tastes better. 

How to Make this Garlic Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Make an easy, delicious Homemade Garlic Alfredo Sauce in minutes!

Start by melting butter in a saucepan over medium heat and adding garlic, cooking it for 30 seconds.

Reduce the heat and whisk in Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, then add the cream cheese and heavy whipping cream.

Whisk until cream cheese fully melts, then bring the heat up to medium-high and bring the sauce to a boil.

Whisk in Parmesan cheese, reduce the heat, and continue to whisk until it melts.

Let it simmer for one minute, then serve!

How to Serve Garlic Alfredo Sauce

• Serve Garlic Alfredo Sauce in a hot bowl as a dip with garlic bread.

• Serve over fettuccine or any type of pasta noodles.

Ready to serve up a flavorful Garlic Alfredo dish? Start by adding in some protein, like grilled chicken or shrimp, and some veggies such as peas, steamed broccoli, or spinach. Make your Alfredo extra delicious, here are some add-ins to try:

• chicken
• shrimp
• scallops
• lobster
• diced bacon – Before starting the alfredo sauce, in the same pan, cook diced bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan and set aside. Drain the bacon grease but do not wipe out the pan. Now start the Alfredo Sauce Recipe in the same pan. Stir the crispy bacon into the sauce when it is done.
• mushrooms
• broccoli
• spinach

Garnish with parsley. Add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes for a little kick. 

Leftovers and Reheating

The trick to reheating Alfredo is adding a splash of milk to rehydrate the sauce.

Pour the remaining Garlic Alfredo Sauce into an airtight container and store it in the fridge. Reheat in a saucepan on medium heat and constantly stir.

If it is a small amount you can microwave it. Just heat then stir in 20 to 30-second intervals until heated through.

Garlic Alfredo Sauce Recipe