Best Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Light Version Recipes

BETTER-THAN-OLIVE GARDEN® ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add cream, garlic, and white pepper; bring to just under a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until mixture is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes.
• Stir Parmesan cheese into cream mixture and simmer until sauce is thickened and smooth, 8 to 10 minutes. Add mozzarella cheese to sauce; cook and stir until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and transfer pasta to serving plates. Spoon sauce over pasta.

OLIVE GARDEN ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Boil the fettuccine according to package instructions. As the water preheats, begin the sauce.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for one minute.
• Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
• Add the heavy cream in splashes, stirring continuously. Add the milk in the same manner.
• Bring to a gentle bubble, then reduce heat to low to bubble. It will continue to thicken as it simmers.
• Slowly stir in the cheese. Taste and season with salt/pepper if desired.
• Drain the pasta and carefully mix it into the sauce until well incorporated. The pasta will absorb the sauce and it will continue to thicken.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and serve!

OLIVE GARDEN ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• On medium heat, add butter, garlic, and flour until butter is melted. Do not brown garlic.
• Whisk in the heavy cream until hot.
• Slowly add the freshly grated cheeses into the hot cream mixture. Finally add the salt and pepper. Stir often to make sure no cheese settles at the bottom.
• Simmer until all the cheeses are melted and the sauce reaches the desired thickness. Do not let this sauce boil, or it will begin to separate and the cheeses will become grainy.
• Serve with pasta and garnish with freshly grated pecorino romano cheese (used by restaurant), if desired.

OLIVE GARDEN ALFREDO SAUCE - LIGHT VERSION

Steps:

• 1. Combine milk, margarine, and cream cheese in heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stir constantly, until all ingredients are blended.
• 2. Add parmesan cheese and garlic. Reduce heat to low and simmer 15-20 min. Stir occassionally to prevent sticking.
• 3. Season with salt and white pepper.

THE REAL OLIVE GARDEN ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• HEAT milk and cream in a heavy bottom saucepan until it begins to simmer.
• Turn off heat.
• Slowly whip in cheese, then remove from heat.
• PLACE egg yolks in a separate bowl and slowly whip in a portion of the hot milk and cream mixture.
• Slowly add egg yolk mixture back into remaining cream mixture.
• Place back on very low heat and continually stir until simmering.
• Take sauce off heat so it thickens. (This will increase temperature of egg yolks, known as tempering).
• SEASON to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Serve over your favorite pasta.

OLIVE GARDEN GARLIC ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium to large saucepan melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the cream cheese and whisk to smooth and melted.
• Whisk in the heavy cream.
• Season with the garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a good simmer and whisk frequently until sauce thickens, around 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in cheese.
• Taste and adjust seasoning's.