There are few dishes more wholesome and filling than pasta covered in a creamy Alfredo sauce. This sauce embodies Italian cuisine; it can be applied to any manner of pasta, and pairs equally well with white and red wines. It’s quick and easy to make, and you can adjust the flavor to suit your taste. Make it taste more garlicy or more zesty; it’s up to you. Try pouring this sauce over different pasta recipes and see what works best.
Health Benefits
The health benefits in this recipe come from the sizable amount of garlic used in its preparation – it calls for an entire clove of this amazing herb. Garlic is one of the best sources of allicin, the compound that gives garlic its distinctive odor and pungent smell. When digested, the allicin functions as an antibacterial agent, blood thinner, immunity booster, and perhaps most importantly, as a cancer fighting antioxidant that eliminates free radicals from the body.
Nutrition
Per Serving:
205 calories
14.8 g fat
12.6 g carbohydrates
6.1 g protein
42 mg cholesterol
752 mg sodium
Ingredients
cup butter: 1/4
clove garlic—minced: 1
cup all-purpose flour: 1/4
tbsp Parmesan cheese – grated: 2
cups milk: 2
tsp Italian seasoning: 1 1/2
pinch ground black pepper: 1
salt to taste
How To Make Creamy Alfredo Sauce
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Sauté garlic until golden.
- Lower heat to medium and gradually stir flour into garlic-butter mixture until the mixture is dissolved and smooth.
- Gradually stir Parmesan cheese into the garlic-flour mixture until the cheese is melted and the mixture thickens.
- Slowly pour milk into the cheese mixture, stirring constantly, until smooth.
- Season with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Cook and stir until the sauce reaches the desired consistency.
Trivia
Alfredo was named after its inventor - Italian restaurateur, Alfredo Di Lelio, in Rome in 1914.