I know I've talked about Dave and I cooking at home a lot more. And this also means trying to find new stuff to eat so that we don't get bored and order a pizza and wings (not that it doesn't happen). But anyway.
So Saturday night I googled 'alfredo sauce recipe' and picked one from allrecipes.com. My kitchen skills are limited and I've never tried to make Alfredo before, so I wasn't expecting much. But, oh my. It was so very delish. Should have known that adding a container of cream cheese was the secret.
And now I'm posting my find for you, in case you are on the search for a super simple & yum sauce. And if you already knew this, shame on you for not sharing. The only change I made was using heavy cream to replace one cup of milk. Healthy? Not very. Tasty? Extremely.
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 cups milk
6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
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.
