Description
Creamy Paula Deen Alfredo Sauce brings Italian comfort straight to your kitchen with rich, indulgent flavors. Southern charm meets classic pasta perfection, inviting you to savor each silky, luxurious spoonful of this irresistible sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Protein Dairy:
- 1 ½ cups shredded Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
Aromatics and Flavor Enhancers:
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
Garnish (Optional):
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat a medium-sized skillet over moderate temperature, introducing a delicate swirl of unsalted butter or extra virgin olive oil (approximately 15 milliliters or 1 tablespoon).
- Carefully disperse finely chopped garlic throughout the heated pan, allowing the aromatic fragments to release their essence for roughly 45-60 seconds, ensuring the delicate pieces remain golden and never darken to prevent bitter undertones.
- Gently cascade the rich, velvety heavy cream (240 milliliters or 1 cup) into the skillet, establishing a gentle simmer that transforms the liquid into a gradually thickening elixir through consistent, tender stirring for approximately 4-5 minutes.
- Extract the skillet from direct heat and methodically integrate freshly grated Parmesan cheese, whisking with deliberate, circular motions until the cheese dissolves completely, creating a luxuriously smooth and silken sauce with impeccable consistency.
- For an elegant finishing touch, sprinkle finely chopped fresh parsley across the surface, introducing a vibrant verdant accent that complements the creamy landscape of the sauce.
- Transfer the Alfredo sauce immediately onto your selected culinary companion; whether sophisticated pasta, succulent chicken, or delicate seafood; ensuring optimal temperature and textural integrity.
Notes
- Watch the heat carefully to keep your cream smooth and prevent unwanted separation during cooking.
- Grate Parmesan cheese right before using for maximum flavor and perfect melting consistency.
- Leftovers might become thick when cold, so warm gently with a splash of cream to restore the silky texture.
- Unsalted butter helps control salt levels and allows more precise seasoning in your creamy sauce.
- Wooden spoon works best for stirring, helping you feel the sauce’s thickness and preventing scorching.
- Room temperature ingredients blend more smoothly and create a more consistent sauce base.
- Fresh garlic cloves deliver deeper, more vibrant flavor compared to pre-minced or jarred alternatives.
- Pasta water can rescue a sauce that seems too thick, adding starchy liquid to help everything combine perfectly.
- Salt sparingly at first, knowing Parmesan cheese brings its own salty punch to the final dish.
- Serve immediately after preparing to enjoy the sauce at its absolute creamiest and most luxurious moment.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 525
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 670 mg
- Fat: 47 g
- Saturated Fat: 30 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 21 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg