Garlic Cream Sauce

With six ingredients and 20 minutes to make, this garlic cream sauce pairs well with so many things. Toss it with freshly cooked pasta, or drizzle it over your next steak dinner. You can serve it with chicken, pork chops, or even seafood. Enjoy this sauce with two different garlic flavors. You can use fresh garlic, or there's also an option to use roasted garlic. This flavorful sauce can be made year-round too.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Author : Kari Peters

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 338kcal

Ingredients

2 tbsp salted butter
1 clove garlic minced, or 1 bulb roasted see notes
1/2 tsp granulated garlic see notes
1 cup dry white wine not sweet, Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio work great
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 tsp sea salt more to taste if needed
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped

Instructions

Melt the butter in a large 10" skillet over medium heat. When the butter begins sizzling, turn the heat to low and add the garlic and granulated garlic.
Cook, stirring constantly for about 1 minute, not letting the garlic brown.
Add the white wine and bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce until the wine is just a 1/4" skim in the pan.
Next, add the heavy cream and bring the mixture back to a simmer. Do not let it come to a hard boil because it will boil over the pan.
Reduce the sauce over a low simmer until it lightly thickens and coats the back of a spoon if you're using it for pasta. Reduce a little more if you're serving it over protein.
Season to taste with sea salt and pepper, sprinkle with the freshly chopped parsley, and serve immediately.

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Notes

Roasted garlic is wonderful in this cream sauce, and because it's much more subtle, you can use a whole bulb. It takes 1 hour to cook in the oven, so you can prep it beforehand. Cut an entire bulb of garlic in half, rub with olive oil, wrap in foil, place it in a baking dish, and cook for 45-60 minutes at 350ºF until soft and lightly browned. Scoop/squeeze the roasted garlic out of the shell and use it in this recipe.

Granulated garlic is similar to garlic powder but slightly coarser with a nice 'toasty' flavor.

Serve with 1 pound of cooked pasta (reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid to add to the sauce as needed when cooking the sauce and pasta together 1-2 minutes before serving). Or serve with 1 pound of protein with a side of veggies.

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