Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce
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Top fettuccine noodles and other delicious meals with this creamy Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce. This classic cream sauce features the natural flavor of homemade roasted garlic combined with heavy cream and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. It’s so easy and full of creamy flavor, yet everyone will think it came from your favorite Italian restaurant.
Ingredients
- 1 head roasted garlic mashed
- olive oil for drizzling
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 16 ounces heavy cream divided - 1 3/4 for sauce and remaining 1/4 cup for thickener.
- 1 ¼ cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
- salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
For thickening the sauce
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup heavy cream the remainder of the 16 ounces
Instructions
- To roast garlic, follow these directions.
- Remove the cloves of garlic by gently squeezing them from the skins and place into a small bowl. With a fork, mash the cloves.
- In a small saucepan, on low to medium heat, melt the butter. Add 1 ¾ cups heavy cream and roasted garlic, and heat to very warm, but DO NOT boil.
- Mix the Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, whisking constantly until cheese has melted.
- To thicken the sauce, mix 1 tablespoon of flour with the remaining heavy cream (1/4 cup)in a small bowl. Add the cream/flour mixture to the saucepan, stirring and heating until mixture thickens.
- Remove from heat and serve over fettuccine noodles or ravioli.
Notes
This recipe makes two cups of Alfredo Sauce and should be enough to feed four people hence nutritional value is calculated for 4 servings. Total time also includes the roasting of the garlic.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 727kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 71g | Saturated Fat: 45g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 211mg | Sodium: 539mg | Potassium: 189mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2656IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 474mg | Iron: 1mg