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Easy Alfredo Sauce

Easy Alfredo Sauce

4.6

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine whipping cream, grated Parmesan cheese, and butter in a medium saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until smooth. Remove from heat; sauce will thicken as it sits.

By Kathy Rose

Garlic Butter Sauce

Garlic Butter Sauce

4.4

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Melt butter in a small saucepan.
  3. 3 Add garlic , and sauté until cooked and fragrant.
  4. 4 Add oregano and basil; stir until heated through.
  5. 5 Serve warm.

By Christine

Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce

Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce

4.6

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

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

By DAWN CARTER

Parmesan Cream Sauce

Parmesan Cream Sauce

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add minced garlic and sauté until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  2. 2 Add in canned cream, salt, and pepper. Stir until warmed through. Mix in Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup at a time, stirring after each addition until smooth.

By thedailygourmet

Four-Cheese Sauce

Four-Cheese Sauce

4.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Combine cream and butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir frequently until butter melts, and bring to a simmer. Gradually stir in Parmesan, mozzarella, provolone, and Romano. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, just until cheese melts.
  3. 3 Serve immediately; sauce will thicken upon standing.

By Dominic

Quick Alfredo Sauce

Quick Alfredo Sauce

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk flour and garlic salt into butter until mixture is smooth. Slowly beat half and half into flour mixture until completely incorporated.
  3. 3 Whisk Parmesan cheese, parsley, and garlic into sauce; bring to a simmer. Cook and stir until sauce has thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Use immediately or refrigerate.

By distasi

Easy Creamy Pesto

Easy Creamy Pesto

4.7

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in heavy cream. Add flour and mix well to remove clumps. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. 2 Stir sour cream and pesto into the saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring, until flavors combine, 2 to 3 minutes more.

By sarah

Easy Homemade Alfredo Sauce

Easy Homemade Alfredo Sauce

4.7

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Heat butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter is melted. Mix in cream, garlic, and white pepper; bring to a simmer, stirring often, about 3 to 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in Parmesan cheese and simmer, stirring frequently, until sauce has thickened and is smooth, 8 to 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Add mozzarella cheese once sauce has thickened and stir until smooth.
  5. 5 Enjoy!

By Allrecipes Member

Smoked Salmon Alfredo Sauce

Smoked Salmon Alfredo Sauce

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Saute onion in the butter in a pan until clear. Add the salmon and saute at medium to low heat for approximately 2 more minutes. Very gradually, start to add the cream. Stir constantly until thickened. Sauce should be very thick once you have added all the cream. Top with tomato and parsley; season with pepper.

By Jennifer

Classic Alfredo Sauce

Classic Alfredo Sauce

4.6

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Mix in cream, stirring constantly. Add Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, nutmeg, and salt; stir constantly until cheese has melted.
  2. 2 Stir in egg yolk until well combined; simmer and stir over medium-low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with additional grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

By B Mason

Creamy Alfredo Sauce

Creamy Alfredo Sauce

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; add garlic and sauté until golden, about 1 minute.
  2. 2 Reduce heat to low and gradually stir in flour until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Add Parmesan cheese and stir until melted and mixture is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
  4. 4 Slowly whisk in milk, stirring constantly, until smooth, about 5 minutes.
  5. 5 Season to taste with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until sauce reaches desired consistency, 5 to 10 minutes.

By Veronica Connor

Pick of the Piccata Sauce

Pick of the Piccata Sauce

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring chicken broth and garlic to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium to simmer. Stir in artichoke hearts, lemon juice, and capers; simmer for 3 minutes. Add butter and whisk until melted.
  2. 2 Whisk water and cornstarch together in a small bowl; stir mixture into the sauce and continue cooking until thickened and bubbly, about 30 seconds.

By Mary Elizabeth Vaquer

Amazing Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Amazing Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

4.4

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat the cream and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until almost boiling, but do not boil. Add mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, and stir until melted. Stir in the sun-dried tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and serve over pasta with a sprinkling of pine nuts.

By Karen

Baby Portobella Alfredo Sauce

Baby Portobella Alfredo Sauce

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Process mushrooms, onion, and garlic in a blender until mixture is pureed. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir the mushroom paste in the melted butter until smooth.
  2. 2 Melt 2 more tablespoons butter in a separate saucepan over medium heat; gradually sprinkle flour into the melted butter, stirring continually. Whisk half-and-half into the flour paste; cook and stir until the sauce is thick and smooth, 4 to 5 minutes. Whisk mushroom mixture into sauce and cook until sauce has thickened a bit more, about 10 minutes. Stir cheese into the sauce; cook until the cheese melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

By evilcookie007

Lemon Alfredo Sauce

Lemon Alfredo Sauce

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Once butter is foamy, add garlic, pepper, salt, and nutmeg. Cook and stir until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  2. 2 Gradually whisk in cream, stirring constantly, to incorporate cream into butter. Drizzle in lemon juice, then add lemon zest, while stirring constantly. Keep stirring until sauce coats the back of a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Remove from heat and stir in grated Pecorino Romano and Parmesan cheeses. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary. Serve garnished with parsley.

By Bibi

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

4.7

Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Preheat the broiler. Lightly coat the red peppers with olive oil. Cook peppers under the broiler until the skin is blackened, and the flesh has softened slightly. Place peppers in a paper bag or resealable plastic bag to cool for approximately 45 minutes.
  3. 3 Remove the seeds and skin from the peppers (the skin should come off the peppers easily now). Cut peppers into small pieces.
  4. 4 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add chopped red peppers, garlic, and basil; cook and stir until flavors combine, about 5 to 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Carefully place mixture into a blender and puree to desired consistency. Return puree to the skillet, and reheat to a boil.
  6. 6 Stir in half-and-half and Romano cheese; cook and stir until cheese melts. Add butter, and stir until melted.
  7. 7 Season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 5 minutes.

By Bob Bailey

Mushroom Pesto

Mushroom Pesto

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir mushrooms and shallot in melted butter until mushrooms are lightly browned and soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the saucepan from heat and set it aside to cool for 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Transfer cooled mushroom mixture to a blender; add pine nuts, olive oil, vegetable broth, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Pulse the blender a few times until mixture is finely ground, scraping down the sides of the pitcher with a spatula as needed; scrape into a mixing bowl.
  3. 3 Stir Parmesan cheese through blended mixture until incorporated.

By Jewels Cooks

Homemade Tomato Sauce

Homemade Tomato Sauce

Prep
30 min
Cook
250 min
Total
280 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare a large bowl of ice water.
  3. 3 Plunge whole tomatoes in boiling water until skin starts to peel, about 1 minute.
  4. 4 Remove with a slotted spoon and place in ice bath. Let rest until cool enough to handle.
  5. 5 Remove peels, squeeze out seeds and chop 8 tomatoes.
  6. 6 Puree tomatoes in a blender or food processor until smooth. Chop remaining 2 tomatoes and set aside.
  7. 7 Heat butter and oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add carrots, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until onion softens, about 5 minutes.
  8. 8 Pour in pureed tomatoes, then stir in chopped tomatoes, wine, basil, and Italian seasoning. Place celery stalks and bay leaf in the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 2 hours.
  9. 9 Stir in tomato paste; simmer for an additional 2 hours. Discard celery and bay leaf and serve.

By MOLSON7

Marica's Spaghetti Meat Sauce

Marica's Spaghetti Meat Sauce

3.0

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large skillet over medium heat saute the finely chopped onions, carrot, and celery with the 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine. Add the beef and pork and cook until brown. Add chopped tomatoes, dried oregano, tarragon, sage, rosemary, and bay leaves. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for an hour.
  2. 2 Near completion of cooking time add in mushrooms and simmer until softened, about 10 minutes.

By Marica van Wynen

Drawn Butter

Drawn Butter

4.9

Ingredients

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
510 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Melt butter in the top of a double boiler over barely simmering water, 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. 3 Set melted butter aside to cool slightly, then skim foam off the top and discard. Allow butter to solidify, 8 hours to overnight.
  4. 4 Drain off any liquid that is collected at the bottom. Transfer butter to a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl and microwave until melted. Pour into individual bowls to serve.

By Dasisalles

Brown Butter in the Microwave

Brown Butter in the Microwave

5.0

Ingredients

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl and cover with parchment paper. Place a microwave-safe plate over the parchment paper to hold it down.
  2. 2 Microwave for 5 minutes. Check butter; continue to microwave in 30-second intervals if needed, until butter is golden brown and has released a nutty aroma, 30 to 90 seconds more.

By Yoly

Whipped Honey Butter

Whipped Honey Butter

4.8

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Beat butter and honey together until creamy. Serve at room temperature.

By Lovesmurfs

Homemade Honey Butter

Homemade Honey Butter

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place butter in a small bowl. Gradually add honey, beating constantly, until desired thickness is attained.

By Ima White

White Sauce

White Sauce

4.8

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
  3. 3 Whisk in flour to form a thick paste; cook and stir until golden in color, about 5 to 7 minutes.
  4. 4 Whisk in 1 cup milk; cook and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes more. Add more milk to reach desired consistency.
  5. 5 Enjoy!

By carolyn overton

Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Butter

Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Butter

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Beat butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl with an electric mixer on high until creamy and smooth, about 1 minute. Cover and keep refrigerated between uses.

By SHORECOOK

Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions

Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
600 min
Total
610 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Rub bottom and sides of slow cooker with 1/2 of the butter. Toss onions and salt with remaining butter in a bowl.
  2. 2 Cook onions on Low until browned and sweet, about 10 hours.

By foodelicious

Homemade Croutons

Homemade Croutons

4.8

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Slice off crusts from stale bread slices. Brush bread on both sides with melted butter. Cut bread slices into small cubes. Sprinkle with garlic salt. Arrange cubes on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely, then store in a covered container or plastic bag.

By Carol

Cake Fondant

Cake Fondant

4.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Mix butter, sweetened condensed milk, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until fondant has the consistency of modeling clay. If fondant is too moist, knead in additional confectioners' sugar.
  3. 3 Roll fondant out on a work surface generously dusted with confectioners' sugar to desired thickness.

By beth plouff