Parmesan Cream Sauce for Pasta
This parmesan cream sauce is an easy 10 minute cheese sauce that is perfect for serving with any kind of pasta!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups whole milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ cups grated parmesan cheese
- 5 cloves of garlic minced
- 1.5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium heat
- Add the minced garlic and stir constantly until fragrant (less than a minute)
- Add the all-purpose flour and whisk constantly for around 1 minute, until it starts to brown
- Add the milk and heavy cream, stirring often until totally combined (around 5 minutes). Be careful not to burn the milk, and turn the heat down if it starts to boil. Watch the sauce closely to avoid burning.
- Add the parmesan cheese and stir until totally melted. Stir in the salt to taste and remove from the heat
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 373kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 1287mg | Potassium: 276mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1066IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 491mg | Iron: 0.4mg