cdkitchen > recipes > meals / dishes > sauces and condiments > sauces > pasta sauce > alfredo sauce > olive garden's alfredo sauce

Olive Garden's Alfredo Sauce

Recipe At A Glance
Rating: 4/5

4 stars based on 13 reviews
recipe is ready in Under 30 minutes

Ready in: Under 30 minutes ?
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3/5

Serves/Makes: 2

Be the first to upload an photo of this recipe

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups heavy cream
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup butter
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS:

Add all ingredients in a medium sauce pan, let simmer for 12 minutes or until the desired consistency is reached. you can serve over your choice of pasta noodles. or if you want, you can just have it as a dipping sauce for your bread sticks!

COOK'S NOTES:

My version of Olive Garden's Alfredo Sauce

I absolutely LOVE Olive Garden's Alfredo sauce, so i love this recipe because it keeps me from spending my money at a restaurant. It taste exactly like it, it's amazing.

I thought the recipe is pretty darn close. We have already made this twice with in a week and a half. I had no problem with the consistency at all.

Although the leftovers do alter a bit..there really is no difference in the leftovers that you would heat up from the Olive Garden. I am really happy with the recipe and I will be using it quite a bit I think!

NUTRITION:

1274 calories, 137 grams fat, 7 grams carbohydrates, 10 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in carbs.

This Olive Garden's Alfredo Sauce recipe from CDKitchen serves/makes 2

Recipe ID: 36455

SUBMITTED BY: lindatn

REVIEWS:

13 Reviews

Guest: Noosa 2010-01-09
I made this recipe and it was amazing. It was so good and thick. I loved it! I absolutely recommend this recipe, especially if you like the sauce thick.

Guest: Vic 2010-01-04
Very very similar to the actual olive garden recipe. Just needs to be a bit thicker but other than that it is exact!

Guest: planetcrimson.com 2006-11-01
I used this sauce to make a Chicken Alfredo Lasagna and it smells and tastes EXACTLY like the real thing! I told my family that I bought it at Olive Garden and they almost believed me! I also found it to be a little on the thin side but I'm going to try getting it a little hotter and see if it helps. I'm no chef.

Guest: roseptl 2011-04-30
All you need to do to thicken this is add more cheese.

Guest: razz 2008-07-26
Liked the simplicity of this copy cat, added a little minced garlic (from a jar) and a bit of ricotta cheese. wasn't bad reheated either.

Guest: kjayne81 2007-01-22
Good solid recipe, i used two pressed garlic cloves instead of the garlic powder, added sauteed mushrooms and onions, delish!!!

Guest: Buddy 2010-10-20
To thicken the sauce you should not cook it longer. The sauce needs Romano cheese and egg yolks (no whites). The egg yolks are the key to a thick creamy sauce. Never add cream cheese to an Alfredo sauce, it is not Alfredo if you use cream cheese.

Guest: Anonymous 2007-04-05
the taste is really good, but it definitely needs something to thicken it up.

Guest: lili 2010-03-23
heres a tip for those who want thicker sauce: 1. let it simmer longer. there is more evaporation and you will get a thicker sauce, just remember to keep stirring because you dont want to end up with a burned sauce or 2. Make a rue. I make mine with flour and butter. its very simple, just take some butter and once its melting sift the flour while whisking. you dont want to pour all the flour at once because then you will end up with clumps, instead incorporate a little at time. the rue will be really thick but once you add the the rest of the ingredients you will be fine. So..make rue then add the recipe ingredients =)

Guest: Mandrino 2007-07-31
I'm sure that Olive Garden's Alfredo sauce contains egg yolks in their recipe...that would be an important ingredient it seems? Mandrino (Chuck the Sicilian)

Guest: HungryGirl 2007-02-16
I was wondering if anyone knew the recipe for Olive Garden's Spaghetti with meat sauce?

Guest: Katie 2007-02-06
Decent Recipe, I would recommend using white pepper though since you want the sauce to stay white. Oh and I would also recommend some cream cheese to thicken it.

Guest: Anonymous 2006-01-04
Your olive garden alfredo sauce was close but they use garlic puree instead of salt and they use milk in addition to cream and they also add romano cheese

Read full reviews

Please note:
This is a copy cat recipe submitted to CDKitchen. CDKitchen holds no copyright on these individual recipes. We are not responsible for their accuracy, availability, or any copyright or trademark infringement the source of this recipe may cause. This recipe is not an original recipe unless specifically stated and is considered only to be an acceptable "clone" to the original for the home cook to attempt to duplicate. Please also note that many nation-wide restaurant chains vary their menus and ingredients by region so the version provided may not be similar to what you may have tried before. Any trademarked names are used only to identify the recipe and give the restaurant or product named in the recipe a little free publicity. Please contact the source (if noted) within the recipe for any questions or concerns regarding the recipe.