Creamy Pesto Alfredo Sauce Recipe
This Creamy Pesto Alfredo Sauce is rich, creamy, loaded with garlic, Parmesan, and basil pesto and comes together in about 20 minutes for an easy restaurant-quality pasta dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 Stick Butter
- 5 Cloves Garlic, minced
- 4 Oz Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- ½ Cup Parmesan Cheese
- ¼ Cup pesto sauce
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 Pound Pasta Of Your Choice
- 1 Ladel Pasta Water
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large lipped skillet and add the chopped garlic. Sauté the garlic for 1-2 minutes over medium high heat.
- Add the softened cream cheese and heavy cream and stir that in until the cream cheese is melted in to the sauce.
- Add in the grated Parmesan cheese and garlic power and stir it in until the Parmesan is melted.
- Stir in the pesto and a a ladle of pasta water. Taste and reason it if you think it needs it. Serve the sauce over the pasta of your choice and enjoy!