How to Make Alfredo Sauce Without Cream Cheese or Flour

Homemade Alfredo Sauce with milk is amazing and the easiest homemade alfredo recipe with milk you will ever make.

Compared to other homemade alfredo sauce recipes it is a thick and creamy and made without cream or cream cheese but you would never know it.

Yes, you can make an amazingly delicious Alfredo recipe with milk instead of cream!

Alfredo Sauce with Milk

My easy Homemade Fettuccini Alfredo Sauce is made with milk.

It is the best Alfredo sauce recipe ever made without cream cheese or cream.

You could even call it a skinny alfredo sauce but once you taste it you will never buy jarred Alfredo sauce again!

Easy Alfredo Sauce

How to make homemade Alfredo sauce with milk instead of cream

When I was a child my mother would make a homemade white sauce to pour over vegetables.

I loved this homemade sauce as a child and it's probably the reason I ate vegetables like spinach and Brussel sprouts as I was growing up.

One day a few years ago (ha like 12 years ago but who's counting?) I was in the mood for some Fettuccine Alfredo but didn't have any Alfredo sauce on hand.

I decided to make my own alfredo sauce using the recipe my mother made as a base.

At the time, I had no idea how an alfredo sauce was made.

Years later when I looked it up I saw most alfredo recipes have cream cheese added or cream.

To be honest, I prefer the way my homemade alfredo sauce tastes so much better.

This homemade alfredo sauce recipe made with milk is thick rich and creamy.

And by making it yourself you can season it to your own liking.

Easy Alfredo sauce with milk

This easy homemade Alfredo Sauce recipe makes enough Alfredo sauce to cover 1 pound of fettuccine noodles.

You can divide it in half with no problem if you need to prepare a smaller amount.

You can also half the alfredo sauce recipe and omit the Parmesan cheese and use it as a cream sauce for over vegetables if you're not in the mood for fettuccine Alfredo.

Homemade Alfredo sauce recipe without cream

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Check out my Alfredo Sauce Recipe page for more delicious homemade Alfredo sauce recipes.

How to make Homemade Alfredo Sauce with milk

Ingredients

• 1 lb box of fettuccine noodles, cooked
• 4 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups of milk
• ½ to ¾ a cup of grated Parmesan cheese or a parmesan cheese blend

Directions

1. Cook the pasta as directed on the box in the salted water.
2. Start boiling the water about 10 minutes before you start making your sauce.
3. You want to have the pasta ready at about the same time your sauce will be finished.

To make the Alfredo sauce:

1. Add the butter, salt, and pepper to a heavy, medium-sized pot. Heat over a medium heat. You don't want to use too small of a pot because you will be whisking the sauce as it cooks and thickens. If the pot is too small the sauce could splash and drip over the side of the pot making a big mess.
2. Once the butter has melted add the flour and whisk until smooth, removing all lumps from the flour.
3. Slowly pour the milk in and whisk until smooth again. Turn the heat up a bit to about medium-high.
4. Add ½ cup of grated Parmesan cheese, whisk until combined. Taste to see if the flavor of Parmesan is strong enough for you. If not, add the remaining Parmesan cheese.
5. Continue whisking until the sauce has thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. The sauce will thicken even further as it cools. If it thickens too much before you can add it to your pasta thin it with a little pasta water or milk.
6. Drain your pasta and put into a large bowl. Pour the Alfredo sauce over the pasta and mix until the pasta is evenly coated.
7. Serve immediately with a crusty french bread or a slice of homemade white bread.

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This homemade alfredo sauce recipe is very versatile.

You can make a cheese sauce by substituting the parmesan cheese with cheddar cheese.

If you like a little spice to your fettuccine Alfredo sauce sprinkle ½ teaspoon of red pepper flakes in the sauce when you remove it from the heat.

You can also add some broccoli and cooked chicken if you like to make Chicken Broccoli Fettuccine Alfredo.

More recipes using this homemade alfredo sauce with milk recipe can be found on my Alfredo Sauce recipes page.

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Check out more delicious homemade alfredo recipes below.

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• Basil Alfredo Sauce Recipe

• How To Make Lemon Alfredo Sauce

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Alfredo Sauce with milk

How to make Alfredo Sauce with milk that is rich and creamy. This rich, thick and creamy Alfredo sauce recipe is made with milk and only takes 15 minutes to make!  You won't believe how good it is until you make the recipe yourself! Serve homemade fettuccine Alfredo in less than 30 minutes!

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Prep Time 4 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 19 mins

Course Condiment, Main Dish

Cuisine Italian

Servings 8 servings

Calories 318 kcal

• ▢ 1 lb. box of fettuccine noodles cooked
• ▢ 4 tablespoons butter
• ▢ 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon ground pepper
• ▢ 2 cups whole milk
• ▢ 1 cup shredded real Parmesan cheese (plus more for garnish)

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Prep

• Cook the pasta as directed on the box in the salted water. Start boiling the pasta water about 10 minutes before you start making your sauce. You want to have the pasta ready at about the same time your sauce will be finished.

How to make Alfredo Sauce with milk

• Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan or skillet over medium heat. Add the salt and pepper to the pan and whisk together.

• Add the flour and whisk until smooth, removing all lumps.

• Slowly pour the milk into the pan and whisk until smooth.

• Add the shredded Parmesan cheese to the pan and whisk until melted and combined with the milk. Taste and adjust the amount of Parmesan cheese if needed.

• Continue whisking until the sauce has thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. The sauce will thicken even further as it cools. If it thickens too much before you can add it to your pasta thin it with a little pasta water or milk.

• Drain the cooked pasta and pour into a large serving bowl. Pour the Alfredo sauce over the pasta and toss until the pasta is evenly coated with the Alfredo sauce.

• Serve immediately with a crusty French bread.

• Makes enough sauce to cover one pound of Fettucine pasta noodles. Will make 6 to 8 serving.

• Use at least a 2 quart size sauce pan or a wide skillet. You don't want to use too small of a pot because you will be whisking the sauce as it cooks and thickens. If the pot is too small the sauce could splash and drip over the side of the pot making a big mess.
• If using a skillet the sauce will thicken even faster.
• The alfredo sauce will thicken as it cools. You can thin it by adding a small amount of milk or pasta water.
• Parmesan cheese: Please use real Parmesan cheese for the best flavor.
• Leftover alfredo sauce can be refrigerated for up to a week.
• Freezing: Leftover Alfredo sauce can be frozen for up to a month. Thaw and thin with a little milk and reheat before using.

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 318 kcal | Carbohydrates: 46 g | Protein: 15 g | Fat: 8 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 63 mg | Sodium: 536 mg | Potassium: 243 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 5 g | Vitamin A: 242 IU | Calcium: 244 mg | Iron: 1 mg

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