Creamy Garlic Alfredo Sauce Recipe with Milk- 15 minutes

Alfredo Sauce Recipe with Milk for Fettuccine Alfredo

There’s no reason to buy alfredo sauce in the bottle. Make homemade alfredo sauce quick and easy in 15 minutes! Our recipe for creamy garlic alfredo sauce is amazing and the flavors are fantastic! You can’t duplicate this fresh flavor. The sautéed garlic with cheese and milk is fantastic. Our alfredo sauce recipe uses milk as the base instead of cream, which makes it easier because most people have milk in the fridge. Other recipes use heavy cream for their alfredo sauce, but it’s not a common fridge staple. So that’s why we created this super easy recipe with just milk, a little flour, lots of garlic and parmesan. You’ll love this on pasta, pizza or even just dip some bread in it. YUM! Kids absolutely love this sauce for fettuccini alfredo.

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How to Make Homemade Creamy Garlic Alfredo Sauce

It’s creamy easy to make this homemade creamy garlic sauce. Like we mentioned above, we created this recipe using milk with flour to thicken the sauce. Grated parmesan cheese also thickens the sauce as well. If you want to use heavy cream, you can totally do that! Just eliminate the flour part and add the heavy cream to replace the milk. This sauce is perfect for fettuccine alfredo or with your favorite pasta. Watch our step-by-step photos below to guide you through the process. All recipe details are in the recipe box below.

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Creamy Garlic Alfredo Sauce

We created this sauce with milk because most families have milk in the fridge. If you want to use heavy cream, then just eliminate the flour and replace the milk with heavy cream.

Makes about 2 1/2 cups of sauce.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time15 mins

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 159kcal

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (113 g) butter (1/2 stick)
• 4 cloves (4 cloves) garlic , minced (or 2 teaspoons garlic powder)
• 1/4 cup (30 g) all-purpose flour
• 2 cups (480 ml) milk
• 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) dried herbs (basil, oregano, thyme, etc.)
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) dried mustard powder
• 1 cup (100 g) grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt , or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) fresh cracked black pepper

Instructions 

• Heat a sauce pan on medium-high heat. Melt butter, then add garlic and cook translucent and fragrant (about 1 minute). Whisk in flour and continue whisking to remove large clumps.
• Slowly whisk in the milk. Whisking often to make sure flour lumps are smooth, bring sauce to a low boil. Then reduce heat to low.
• Add dried herbs, mustard powder, parmesan, salt and pepper. Continue whisking until sauce is smooth and begins to thicken.
• Serve the sauce with your favorite pasta. If you’re saving the sauce for later, allow the sauce to completely cool.
• Pour the sauce into mason jars or a container. Keep in fridge and use within 5 days.

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Course: Sauces

Cuisine: Stove Top

Nutrition

Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 559mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 384IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 212mg | Iron: 1mg