Lemon Alfredo sauce is made with a flavorful cream and cheese sauce with just the right pop of fresh lemon for a meal the whole family will love.
Lemon Alfredo Sauce
From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito
My goodness is this lemon alfredo sauce absolutely delicious.
Traditional fettuccine alfredo is one of my families favorite recipes. My boys love it and we wind up having it for dinner often.
I’m always looking for little variations and this recipe is perfect.
It’s amazing what just adding a little bit of fresh lemon juice and zest can do. Just that little variation adds so much fresh flavor.
My son’s 11th birthday was last week and I served this to our family and friends who came to celebrate.
What a big hit!
Now that’s the true indicator of a great recipe. Zero leftovers.
I picked up some Malfaldine pasta at homegoods and decided this was the perfect pasta sauce recipe to use it for.
Feel free to use whatever kind of pasta that you’d like. It all works.
I hope you give this recipe a try. If you do, I know you’ll love it just as much as my family and I do.
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Lemon Alfredo Sauce Variations
I like this pasta sauce recipe made just the way it is, but here’s some ways to change it up if you’d like to.
- Pasta- use any kind of pasta that you’d like to this recipe.
- Parmesan Cheese- Any form of grated Parmesan cheese would work for this recipe, but try if you can to use freshly grated Parm. It will give the sauce a lot of really nice flavor.
- Wine- Some white wine can easily be incorporated into this recipe. Just add about ¼ cup to the butter, olive oil and minced garlic before you add the heavy cream and let it gently boil for about 2 minutes.
Other Easy Pasta Sauces
If you like super easy to make pasta sauces like this one, here are some others that I know you’ll love, too.
Lemon Alfredo Sauce Ingredients
- Any Kind Of Cooked Pasta (plus one ladle of pasta water)
- Butter
- Olive Oil
- Minced Garlic
- Heavy Cream
- Cream Cheese, room temperature
- Parmesan Cheese
- Fresh Lemon Juice and Zest
- Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder
- Parsley, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
First, in a large lipped skillet, melt the butter and oil over medium high heat, and sauté the minced garlic for one minute.
Now, slowly pour in the heavy cream.
Next, season the sauce with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and stir it into the sauce.
Then, stir in the zest and juice of one lemon.
Now, stir in the softened cream cheese until it’s completely melted into the sauce.
Next, stir in the grated Parmesan cheese until that’s melted into the sauce also.
Then, add a ladle of the pasta water and cooked pasta into the sauce.
Finally, toss the pasta into the sauce until it’s evenly coded. Serve warm, garlish with parsley (if desired) and enjoy!
Lemon Alfredo Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound Any Kind Of Cooked Pasta (plus one ladle of pasta water)
- ½ stick Butter
- 1 tbs Olive Oil
- 3 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2 cups Heavy Cream
- 1 large Lemon Juice and Zest
- 4 oz Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 tbs Garlic Powder
- Parsley for Garnish, optional
Instructions
- In a large lipped skillet, melt the butter and oil over medium high heat, and sauté the minced garlic for one minute.
- Slowly pour in the heavy cream and season the sauce with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir it into the sauce.
- Then, stir in the zest and juice of one lemon.
- Stir in the softened cream cheese until it’s completely melted into the sauce.
- Stir in the grated Parmesan cheese until that’s melted into the sauce also.
- Add a ladle of the pasta water and cooked pasta into the sauce. Toss the pasta into the sauce until it’s evenly coded. Serve warm, garnish with parsley (if desired) and enjoy!
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