Easy Homemade Fettuccine Alfredo Sauce | Skinny Alfredo Sauce

By pjones-2

Arlene Mobley author of Flour On My Face-a Food & Lifestyle website where she shares easy recipes for busy families and helps them take the stress out of the hectic dinner hour by stocking the freezer and pantry full of all the ingredients they'll need so they can prepare quick and easy meals.

Ingredients

• 1 lb box of fettuccini noodles, cooked
• 4 tbs butter or stick margarine
• 3 tbs flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 to 3/4 a cup of grated Parmesan cheese
• or a parmesan cheese blend

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

Cook pasta while making Alfredo sauce, rinse well and set aside.

To make the Alfredo Sauce

Melt the butter over medium high heat in a heavy bottomed medium sized saucepan.

Add salt, pepper and flour to the pan. Whisk until smooth and the rue turns a pale brown.

Slowly pour milk and whisk until combined.

Add 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, continue to whisk until cheese melts into the mixture and becomes smooth.

Dip a spoon in a taste. Adjust seasoning and cheese if needed. If the Parmesan flavoring is too weak add 1/4 to 1/2 more to the pot and continue to whisk.

Continue to cook over medium heat, whisking until the sauce becomes thick.

Once thickened remove from the heat. Pour over pasta and mix well.

Serve immediately.

Sauce will thicken as it cools.

If the sauce thickens too much thin with a small amount of milk.

Alternately you can reserve some of the pasta water to thin the Alfredo sauce if needed.