Nikki's Quick and Velvety Alfredo Sauce

Name: Nikki's Quick and Velvety Alfredo Sauce
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 stick butter; 1 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened; 2/3 cup parmesan cheese, fresh if possible; 1 cup milk; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 clove garlic; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; dash oregano; 1/8 tsp black pepper; dash nutmeg, optional

Nikki Zazz @HockeyChickNik1567

Nutley, NJ

Now, i am Italian and am very aware that this is not the "traditional" Alfredo Sauce, which I made for years, but after i tried it this way and discovered how rich and creamy it tasted, I have never gone back...try it yourself and see!

Nikki Zazz @HockeyChickNik1567

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Ingredients

6 servings

1 stickbutter
1 (8 oz)cream cheese, softened
2/3 cupparmesan cheese, fresh if possible
1 cupmilk
1 cupheavy cream
1 clovegarlic
1/2 tspgarlic powder
dashoregano
1/8 tspblack pepper
dashnutmeg, optional

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Steps

1

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, add clove of garlic.
2

Add cream cheese a little at a time, whisking constantly. Then mix in the parmesan cheese, a little at a time, and continue whisking the whole time. At this point it may look lumpy and separated but its fine, just keep whisking.
3

Mix the milk and cream together and pour in a little at a time. You will see it start to become creamy almost instantly. Add garlic powder, pepper, oregano, and nutmeg if using. KEEP WHISKING!
4

Let simmer a few minutes, you guessed it, whisking the whole time. DO NOT BOIL! Don't worry if it seems a bit thin, it thickens quite a bit as it cools.
5

Don't forget to remove that garlic clove, and thats it, you're done! toss with hot pasta, and if you like, grilled strips of chicken and a little more parmesan cheese. mangia!

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Nikki Zazz @HockeyChickNik1567

on November 06, 2014 05:17

Nutley, NJ

im an italian mom from nj with 3 very fussy eaters...3 kids (ages 16, 20 & 24) :D very hard to find dishes they all agree on, and now my oldest became a vegetarian so even harder! lol. but love this app and all the great people! i love cooking for and spending time with my family. all things beauty, true crime books and shows,and I'm very interested in homeopathic and natural cures, and living a positive and grateful life... and im a diehard NY Ranger fan.oh, and i LOVE bacon! so thats me :-)