Creamy Fettuccini Alfredo
Alfredo sauce for “Fettuccini Alfredo” is a decadent creamy white sauce prepared with three simple ingredients…..fresh butter, heavy whipping cream and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. A quick and delicious pasta dinner can be made in a matter of minutes and sure to satisfy your cravings for rich and creamy. …fettuccine or pappardelle pasta work well with this sauce.
I used DiVella Egg Pasta this time….it is a very good and was in my pantry..but there are a variety of good commercial egg pastas to choose from. DeCecco is also one of my favorites.
So…get that water boiling for the pasta and let’s make the sauce…
Start by melting butter in a large saucepan and when butter melts and foams, add the whipping cream. Simmer sauce slowly until blended well, about 3-5 minutes. Season sauce with salt/ pepper. Keep warm until pasta is ready..
Cook pasta in salted boiling water. Transfer cooked pasta to cream sauce.. (reserve 1 cup of pasta water to thin sauce if needed) Sprinkle pasta with grated Parmesan cheese and simmer pasta and sauce till sauce begins to thicken…about 3-5 min. add a little pasta water if the sauce becomes too thick.
. Serve Immediately and Enjoy!! 
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into squares
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Salt/ pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Additional cheese to pass around
- 6-8 oz cooked Fettuccine egg pasta
- reserve 1 cup of pasta water (to thin pasta sauce if needed)
- Melt butter in large skillet. When the butter foams, add the cream, Simmer on low heat for a 3-5 minutes and season with salt/ pepper. Keep sauce warm while pasta cooks.
- Boil pasta in large pot in salted boiling water. Spoon out pasta and transfer to cream sauce.
- Top pasta with grated parmesan cheese. Stir to combine with sauce and simmer for 3-5 min or until sauce thickens but still creamy. . Add a little reserved pasta water if sauce becomes too thick.
- Serve pasta immediately….enjoy!!
This recipe was requested by one of our blog subscribers, Charles,.. It is his wife's favorite pasta sauce.
Buon Appetito and thank you for requesting this fabulous recipe Charles ....hope your wife enjoys it..
Ciao....Kathleen Barbato....3 Italian Sisters♥
