Alfredo Sauce is a white creamy and cheesy Italian sauce most commonly used as a pasta accompaniment. Though used as a pasta accompaniment, this salty sauce itself is made from pasta. Derived from Fettuccine Alfredo, a pasta dish popularized by Roman restaurateur Alfredo di Lelio from 1914, Alfredo Sauce has fast become a classic condiment of the Italian American cuisine.

Ingredients of the Alfredo Sauce

The Alfredo Sauce recipe mainly includes pasta, heavy cream, Parmesan Cheese and salty butter. The core ingredients may be spiced up with pepper, nutmeg and parsley if desired. The Italian sauce is modified in other cuisines of the world with additions like chicken and vegetables.

Method of Preparation of Alfredo Sauce

Alfredo sauce is prepared in two different ways. The traditional Italian version involves adding the different ingredients to the pasta individually and then tossing the entire mass to coat the pasta with them. In other parts of the world, the Alfredo Sauce recipe involves preparing it separately with the pasta.

Popular Dishes made with Alfredo Sauce

The most popular dish made with Alfredo Sauce is Fettuccine Alfredo which is essentially thick fettuccine noodles doused in very thick and creamy sauce. Fettuccine Alfredo is a favorite of many Italians. The dish itself is very saucy and is often confused with the condiment itself, but the distinguishing factor is that the dish is prepared by adding ingredients to the pasta and is eaten independently as a whole, whereas the sauce is used as a condiment over other pasta or other dishes.