Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce (Copycat Recipe) + Video
Olive Garden Alfredo sauce is a creamy cheese sauce, perfect on pasta or veggies. With our copycat recipe, you can make it easily at home!
Ingredients
- 2 cups half and half or 1 cup milk plus 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup fresh shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup fresh shredded Romano cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper or white
Instructions
- Whisk together butter, garlic and half & half in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer (do not boil), then remove from heat.
- Stir in cheese, a handful at a time. Gently stir until the cheese melts before adding the next handful.
- Return pan to burner over medium heat. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Stir until cheese sauce is smooth and the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove pan from heat and allow sauce to cool for 5 minutes. Alfredo sauce will thicken even more as it cools.
- Serve and enjoy!
Video
Notes
Freezing Alfredo sauce
If you want to freeze the sauce, it will stay good in an airtight container for up to six months. The sauce WILL separate as it thaws. To recombine, reheat slowly and gently over low heat.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 189cal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 477mg | Sugar: 3g | Fiber: 1g | Calcium: 275mg | Iron: 1mg