Description
Joanna Gaines Alfredo Sauce brings creamy Italian comfort directly to home kitchens with classic richness. Smooth parmesan and butter blend seamlessly, creating a luxurious sauce perfect for pasta nights you’ll savor to the last delicious bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Cooking Fats:
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
Seasonings and Aromatics:
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25 ml) white pepper
Instructions
- Prepare a medium saucepan and place it over medium-low heat, carefully melting 3 tablespoons (45 grams) of unsalted butter together with 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) of olive oil until the butter becomes completely liquid and starts to shimmer.
- Finely mince two fresh garlic cloves and gently introduce them into the melted butter and oil mixture, along with 2 cups (475 milliliters) of heavy cream and 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper, stirring consistently to prevent scorching.
- Allow the cream mixture to reach a gentle simmer, maintaining a soft bubbling without aggressive boiling, and continue stirring for 3-4 minutes until the ingredients become well-integrated and the garlic releases its aromatic essence.
- Gradually sprinkle 1/2 cup (50 grams) of freshly grated Parmesan cheese into the simmering liquid, whisking continuously to ensure smooth incorporation and prevent any cheese clumping.
- Continue cooking the sauce, stirring frequently, for an additional 8-9 minutes until the mixture visibly thickens and develops a luxurious, velvety consistency.
- Reduce the heat to low and fold in 3/4 cup (85 grams) of shredded mozzarella cheese, stirring until completely melted and the sauce achieves a perfectly creamy texture with no visible cheese strands.
Notes
- Elevate your sauce with freshly grated Parmesan, which melts more smoothly than pre-grated varieties, creating a luxuriously creamy texture.
- Gentle simmering prevents cream from scorching, maintaining a silky sauce consistency that coats pasta perfectly.
- Continuous stirring becomes your secret weapon against lumpy sauces, especially when incorporating cheese into the mix.
- Minced fresh garlic transforms the sauce, delivering a robust, authentic flavor that powdered alternatives simply cannot match.
- Sauce consistency is flexible – a splash of milk can rescue a too-thick mixture, while extended simmering thickens a runny sauce with ease.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 440 mg
- Fat: 46 g
- Saturated Fat: 28 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg