The Easiest Alfredo Sauce Ever

Course Dressings and Sauces

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup (or 8 T or 1 stick) unsalted butter (preferably a rich European style butter with lots of butterfat)
Kosher or sea salt to taste
optional garnishes: freshly ground pepper, freshly grated lemon zest, chopped fresh parsley or basil, snipped fresh chives
to serve: 3/4 to 1 lb. hot cooked pasta, plus a splash of the starchy water it was cooked in