Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce

I experimented with this until I found a quick, cheap, and easy Alfredo sauce combination -- the secret is cream cheese! By Dawn Carter

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 2  teaspoons garlic powder
• 2  cups milk
• 6  ounces  grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1. Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan and pepper. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta to serve.