Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce

Gluten Free
Health score
5%
Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce
10 min.
4
659kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup butter 
  • ounce cream cheese 
  • teaspoons garlic powder 
  • 0.1 teaspoon ground pepper black
  • cups milk 
  • ounces parmesan cheese grated

Equipment

  • sauce pan
  • whisk

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth.
  3. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan and pepper.
  4. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta to serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories659kcal
Protein12.31%
Fat78.56%
Carbs9.13%

Properties

Glycemic Index
38
Glycemic Load
3.07
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
14.203043285433%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:659.24kcal
32.96%
Fat:58.34g
89.75%
Saturated Fat:34.9g
218.14%
Carbohydrates:15.25g
5.08%
Net Carbohydrates:15.1g
5.49%
Sugar:8.08g
8.98%
Cholesterol:169.91mg
56.64%
Sodium:1151.93mg
50.08%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:20.57g
41.14%
Calcium:589.24mg
58.92%
Phosphorus:466.61mg
46.66%
Vitamin A:2036.38IU
40.73%
Selenium:22.72µg
32.46%
Vitamin B2:0.46mg
26.9%
Vitamin B12:1.41µg
23.43%
Zinc:2.7mg
17.97%
Vitamin D:1.55µg
10.36%
Potassium:361.62mg
10.33%
Vitamin B5:0.96mg
9.6%
Vitamin E:1.43mg
9.56%
Magnesium:36.46mg
9.11%
Vitamin B6:0.17mg
8.32%
Vitamin B1:0.1mg
6.72%
Vitamin K:4.37µg
4.17%
Manganese:0.07mg
3.5%
Folate:9.22µg
2.31%
Iron:0.35mg
1.95%
Copper:0.04mg
1.86%
Vitamin B3:0.24mg
1.19%
Source:Allrecipes