Cream Cheese Alfredo Sauce

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StephieCanCook
StephieCanCook @StephieCooks
Midwest USA

My twist on a traditional favorite. I wanted to make an alfredo sauce that wasn't laden with butter and cream (there is normally a ton of both). I had heard once you can substitute evaporated milk or cream cheese. I had cream cheese on hand so decided to try that. This turned out better than expected!

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Ingredients

  1. 1 tbspolive oil
  2. 1 tbspunsalted butter
  3. 2 tbspall-purpose flour
  4. 2large clove minced garlic, or 2 tsp jarred minced garlic
  5. 8 ozcream cheese - softened and cubed
  6. 2 cuplow fat milk
  7. 3/4 cupgrated parmesan cheese (I used a parmesan romano blend)
  8. 1 tspdried parsley flakes (or 1 tbs fresh chopped)
  9. 1 pinchground nutmeg or cayenne pepper
  10. salt and black pepper

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat a medium sauce pan over medium low heat. Add olive oil and butter. When butter is melted and garlic. Cook until garlic is just fragrant, stirring constantly so not to burn. Only about 1 minute. Add flour to make a roux, increase heat to medium and cook an additional 2 minutes, whisking constantly.

  2. 2

    Whisk in milk and bring to a slow simmer, whisking frequently to keep it from clumping or curdling. Reduce heat to medium low. Add cream cheese, whisk into milk until it is fully melted and incorporated into a nice smooth sauce (no cream cheese lumps remaining).

  3. 3

    Whisk in grated parmesan until fully melted and texture of sauce looks smooth once more. Stir in dried parsley, nutmeg and salt & pepper to taste. Simmer gently an additional 5 minutes on medium low for flavors to blend, stirring frequently.

  4. 4

    Turn off heat. Add to favorite pasta, veggie and/or meat, toss to coat and enjoy! NOTE: If using fresh parsley, stir in at the very end after heat is turned off.

  5. 5

    Serving suggestion: boil bowtie (farfalle) pasta for 2 min less than listed on package. Drain, add to sauce, reduce heat to low, cover and let sit 5 minutes for pasta to absorb some of the sauce and finish cooking. It went great with my cornflakes chicken recipe! Yum!

    https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/354370-cornflake-parmesan-chicken-tenders

    Cornflake Parmesan Chicken Tenders

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StephieCanCook
StephieCanCook @StephieCooks
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Cooking is a hobby and a passion of mine. I love cooking and trying new and different things. The best thing about cooking? I get to prepare delicious food for my family and friends that they (almost) always love! Lol.Many of my recipes are experiments in what I could make with what was available at the time. Many are simply my version of classic and/or popular dishes. A few are variations of recipes I have found elsewhere online but adjusted to our tastes. No matter what, though, each of my recipes is tried and tested before posting and I hope you find as much joy in preparing them as I do.
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