Fettuccine Al Burro or Fettuccine Alfredo, a popular Italian recipe, is a classic creamy, buttery, and cheesy pasta dish. Tossed in easy homemade Alfredo sauce, it’s ready in under 20 minutes.
ABOUT THE RECIPE
My family enjoys pasta, especially my little sister who wants it often. Fettuccine Al Burro is a rich pasta dish for special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, or parties. It’s super creamy and cheesy. Avoid frequent consumption if you care about health or weight loss.
When you crave something rich or need a mood boost, try this special recipe. If you enjoy Olive Garden’s fettuccine al burro, you’ll love this even more!
After making this recipe, if you become addicted to Al burro sauce, reduce butter, cheese, and cream by half. Dilute the sauce with pasta water for a low-carb, low-fat fettuccine al burro. Enjoy!
WHAT IS AN ALFREDO SAUCE MADE OF?
Prepare rich Alfredo sauce using five ingredients: cream, butter, garlic powder, pepper powder, and cheese. Heat butter and cream in a pan until melted. Stir in pepper, garlic powder, and cheese until the sauce thickens. Your quick Alfredo sauce is ready. Customize with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, or fresh herbs, if desired.
INGREDIENTS FOR FETTUCCINE AL BURRO
- Fettuccine Pasta – 1 lb
- Butter – 6 tbsp
- Garlic Clove (minced) – 1
- Heavy Cream – 1 ½ cups
- Salt – ¼ tsp
- Shredded Parmesan Cheese – 1¼ cups
- Pepper – ¼ tsp
- Italian Parsley (optional) – 2 tbsp
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE FETTUCCINE AL BURRO
COOK FETTUCCINE PASTA
- Boil salt water in a large pot to cook the pasta. Once the water is boiled add pasta and as instructed on the package.
- Reserve some water used to cook pasta. You can use this water to thin down the sauce if needed.
CREAMY, CHEESY FETTUCCINE SAUCE
- Saute garlic and butter for 1-2 minutes until softened.
- Add heavy cream and Simmer for 5 minutes to thicken. Add salt, pepper, and half of the parmesan cheese. Whisk until smooth.
TOSS THE PASTA
- Mix Alfredo sauce with fettuccine pasta and remaining parmesan cheese. Garnish with Italian parsley if desired.
PRO TIPS FOR PERFECT FETTUCCINE AL BURRO
- Use Parmesan cheese if Romano-Parmesan blends is unavailable.
- Saute minced garlic instead of garlic powder in butter before adding cream.
- Garnish with fresh herbs like parsley. Add broccoli, mushrooms, chicken, shrimp, turkey, steak, or salmon. Vegetarians can add spinach and tomatoes.
- If the sauce is soupy, simmer for 5 minutes to thicken. Use pasta water to thin if too thick.
- Optionally, add a pinch of nutmeg. Avoid overcooking pasta. Use high-fat whipping cream for the best results.
FAQs
Traditional fettuccine Alfredo uses heavy cream for richness but if you substitute it with milk, then you may have to make a roux to thicken the sauce or simply enjoy the lighter version of alfredo with whole milk.
Al burro is a very basic sauce prepared using butter, cream, and cheese. Nothing can be easier than this. Carbonara is a little different. You need onions, pancetta, egg yolks, cheese, and cream.
Yes. You can toss pastas such as spaghetti, linguine, fusilli, tagliatelle, Bucatini (perciatelli), Trennette, etc. in Alfredo sauce.
RECIPE CARD
FETTUCCINE AL BURRO RECIPE
Equipment
- Spatula set
- Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- 1 lb Fettuccine Pasta
- 6 tbsp Butter
- 1 Garlic Clove (minced)
- 1 ½ cups Heavy Cream
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 ¼ cups Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- ¼ tsp Black pepper
- 2 tbsp Italian Parsley (optional)
Instructions
COOK FETTUCCINE PASTA
- Boil salt water in a large pot to cook the pasta. Once the water is boiled add pasta and as instructed on the package.
- Reserve some water used to cook pasta. You can use this water to thin down the sauce if needed.
CREAMY, CHEESY FETTUCCINE SAUCE
- Saute garlic and butter for 1-2 minutes until softened.
- Add heavy cream and Simmer for 5 minutes to thicken. Add salt, pepper, and half of the parmesan cheese. Whisk until smooth.
TOSS THE PASTA
- Mix Alfredo sauce with fettuccine pasta and remaining parmesan cheese. Garnish with Italian parsley if desired.
Notes
- Use Parmesan cheese if Romano-Parmesan blends is unavailable.
- Saute minced garlic instead of garlic powder in butter before adding cream.
- Garnish with fresh herbs like parsley. Add broccoli, mushrooms, chicken, shrimp, turkey, steak, or salmon. Vegetarians can add spinach and tomatoes.
- If the sauce is soupy, simmer for 5 minutes to thicken. Use pasta water to thin if too thick.
- Optionally, add a pinch of nutmeg. Avoid overcooking pasta. Use high-fat whipping cream for the best results.