Easy 5 Ingredient Alfredo Sauce Recipe

When you need some homemade comfort food, this easy Alfredo Sauce recipe is for you. This sauce can easily made at home, so it has no preservatives. Just serve this Alfredo Sauce over your favorite pasta for a great tasting (and comforting) entree or side dish. You can make it without meat for a vegetarian meal, or add seafood to this versatile pasta sauce for another option.

Ingredients:
* 1 stick butter
* 1 cup 1/2 & 1/2
* 1 cup Parmesan cheese
* 1 tablespoon dried parsley
* 1 tablespoon dried basil

Directions:
Melt butter in bottom of a sauce pan on medium heat.

Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine well.

Cook on medium heat until sauce is thoroughly warmed.

Sauce can be thickened at this point if desired. (Optional)

Seafood of your choice can be added at this point if desired. See tips below. Add seafood then continue to cook on medium until warmed throughout. (Optional)

Serve over linguine or your favorite pasta. Can be garnished with additional Parmesan cheese, parsley, and/or basil.

Tips:
If you want a thicker sauce, it can be thickened by adding a mixture of 2 tablespoon of corn starch with 1/4 cup milk or water. Add to the sauce in step 4, and stir occasionally until thickened. Also, your favorite cooked seafood (like crab meat, cooked shrimp, or canned clams) can also be added to the sauce for variety.