Easy Alfredo Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup butter
• 8 ounces cream cheese (best room temp)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups whole milk (cream or half and half)
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup butter (margarine just doesn't work)
• 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese
• 2 cups skim milk
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt butter over low heat (do not burn or sauce will take on nutty flavor).
• 2 with a whisk, mix in the cream cheese and whisk until completely combined. (at first it will seem like it won't combine, but keep stirring until it does).
• 3 add milk and flour and continue to whisk.
• 4 once it heats up and is smooth add parmesan cheese and salt and pepper and stir to combine.
• 5 let it sit for a few minute to thicken.
• 6 lower fat recipe. follow directions above--it will be slightly thinner, but will thicken upon standing.