Easy Homemade Alfredo
There is NO REASON to ever buy jarred Alfredo! Easy Homemade Alfredo is literally just a handful of ingredients and 10 minutes away! Butter, a shallot, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese and salt & pepper is all you need and I PROMISE you will never buy the premade junk again!
We absolutely adore Alfredo! (I mean who doesn’t?) I would always order it at restaurants, and before I started learning how to cook, I bought the jarred kind to try and ‘make it’ at home. Yuck. Jarred Alfredo sauce is one of my least favorite convenience foods. I soon learned how easy it was to make Alfredo sauce at home.
The secret ingredient in this Easy Homemade Alfredo is to use shallots instead of garlic. I love me some garlic, but in Alfredo sauce, I prefer shallots! We love this pasta topped with grilled chicken, or as a side to our favorite Steak Marsala! Once you try this recipe, you will never make it another way again. This recipe makes enough sauce for 8 ounces of pasta, but we usually double it for a whole pound of pasta. It’s SO good!
There is NO REASON to ever buy jarred Alfredo! Easy Homemade Alfredo is literally just a handful of ingredients and 10 minutes away! Butter, a shallot, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese and salt & pepper is all you need and I PROMISE you will never buy the premade junk again!
Save RecipeIngredients
- 3 TBSP unsalted butter
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan, (the kind in the green can is fine)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- parsley for garnish
- 8 oz pasta, cooked al dente. (reserve 2 Tablespoons of the starchy pasta water when you drain it to add to the sauce)
Instructions
Cook the pasta in a pot of boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain in a colander but reserve 2 Tablespoons of the starchy water and set it aside.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat.
Add shallots and saute until tender. Add heavy cream and bring to a boil.
Reduce to medium and cook, stirring often, until sauce has reduced slightly, about 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add the Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and the reserved cooking liquid, stir.
Toss Alfredo sauce with pasta. Garnish with parsley and enjoy!
