Easy Dinners: Homemade Fettuccine Alfredo Recipe

This recipe is so easy and delicious, you’ll want to make homemade fettuccine alfredo often. In fact, it appears in my meal planning at least twice a month. It is so quick to make, easy to pair with a salad and/or bread, and my kids EAT. IT. UP. Not going to lie… this is not the healthiest recipe, which is why I pair it with a big salad that’s full of veggies. But this recipe is so easy to make, uses few ingredients, is budget friendly, and family friendly.

It only has 6 ingredients, and after you make it once you won’t even need the recipe again. It’s that easy. I wish I could credit someone with this recipe, but I honestly can’t remember where I got it. I think it is a combination of my sister-in-law’s recipe and something I found in a magazine years ago. If you search for alfredo recipes on Pinterest (hey! follow me on Pinterest!), you’ll find about a million ways to make it. But once I started making it this way, I never wanted to try another.

One of the best reasons to love this recipe is that it’s so easy to have these ingredients on hand. This is truly one of those recipes that make my hectic life a little easier. It’s super kid friendly too. My kids request this meal so often. I definitely don’t add it to my kids portion (ew, green!) but adding fresh chopped parsley just levels this up! We also often serve it with fresh fruit. Delicious!

Ingredients for Homemade Fettuccine Alfredo

• Fettuccine
• Grated parmesan cheese
• Egg yolk (save the egg white for breakfast tomorrow!)
• Half and half
• Butter
• Minced garlic

Cooking directions

• Cook fettuccine according to package directions.
• Melt butter in pan.
• Sauté garlic for about a minute.
• Pour in half and half and mix.
• Remove half and half from heat once it’s reached a simmer.
• Add in parmesan.
• Slowly add in egg yolk while whisking.
• Whisk until completely mixed and cheese melted.
• Pour over cooked fettuccine.
• Enjoy!