Italian Garlic Parmesan Cheese Sauce is a delicious cheese sauce you can easily make. It is a sauce with garlic and Parmesan cheese as the star ingredients.
The soft and creamy texture with a subtle hint of garlic is delicious. Whether you eat this sauce with pasta or pizza, used as a topping or as a dipping sauce, this sauce is irresistible.
Discover the Silky Smooth Taste of Garlic Parmesan Cheese Sauce
Of course, you have an authentic Dutch cheese sauce, which is delicious over cauliflower, leek, or chicory, which you probably remember from the past (at least I do, because it was regularly on the table here).
But this Italian twist is even tastier if possible. The cream makes the sauce silky smooth, the Parmesan cheese nice and salty, and the garlic gives it a delicious kick.
I often make this sauce with pasta, but I also use it as a dipping sauce (nice with a baguette), topping with pizza Alfredo or serving with chicken or broccoli. It's easy to make and so versatile that it's regularly in my saucepan. Do you also like cheese sauce?
What do you need for Creamy Garlic Parmesan Sauce?
To prepare this Garlic Parmesan Sauce, you require the following ingredients. You can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog:
- Butter and Flour: For making a Roux. This ensures that the sauce thickens nicely.
- Garlic: The seasoning of this sauce. Raw garlic is spicy, slightly sweet, and aromatic.
- Italian herbs: This spice mix, including parsley, oregano, chives, and basil, gives a delicious taste to this cheese sauce.
- Chicken stock: Adds more flavor to the sauce. You can easily make chicken broth from scratch or use a stock cube with some water.
- Cream: Use it to give the sauce a creamy taste.
- Parmesan cheese: A delicious salty cheese from Italian cuisine that melts well.
- Parsley: Gives a fresh taste to the sauce.
How to prepare Easy Parmesan and Garlic Sauce
You can find a printable recipe with a step-by-step description at the bottom of this blog.
- Melt the butter in a pan and add the crushed garlic cloves and Italian herbs. Stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon.
- Grab a whisk and pour in the stock little by little while stirring. When all the stock has been added, bring the sauce to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low, pour in the cream and Parmesan cheese, and stir well until the cheese has melted.
- Now add the parsley and mix it in. Season with salt and pepper.
This Garlic Parmesan Cheese Sauce is delicious for dipping with fresh baked baguette, as a topping on a Pizza Alfredo, or with Chicken with Pasta and Cheese Sauce.
Tips, Substitutions, and Variations
- When making the roux, fry the flour for at least two minutes before diluting it. Otherwise, you will end up with a sauce that tastes like flour (which is not good).
- Spicy: Add a pinch of cayenne pepper if you want a spicier version.
- Herbs: You can also use fresh herbs instead of dried Italian herbs. Then add them in the last step, together with the parsley, and mix well.
- Parmesan cheese: You can also use Pecorino or Grana Padano instead of Parmesan. These cheeses all have their own taste, so you can vary.
- Vegetarian: Replace the chicken broth with a delicious vegetable broth.
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📖 Recipe
RECIPE CARD
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter, unsalted
- 5 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 teaspoons Italian herbs
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup cream
- ½ pound Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Parsley, finely chopped
- salt and pepper, to taste
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Instructions
- Melt the butter in the pan4 tablespoons butter
- Add the garlic and Italian herbs and stir-fry for 30 seconds.5 cloves garlic, 2 teaspoons Italian herbs
- Then add the flour and cook for two minutes, stirring with a wooden spatula.4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Reduce the heat to low and pour in the stock little by little while stirring with a whisk. You don't get lumps.2 cup chicken stock
- Bring the sauce to a boil and reduce the heat to low.
- Mix in the cooking cream and Parmesan cheese until the cheese has melted and the sauce is nice and thick.1 cup cream, ½ pound Parmesan cheese
- Now also mix in the fresh parsley.1 tablespoon Fresh Parsley
- Taste and season with salt and pepper.salt and pepper
Notes
- Spicy: Add a pinch of cayenne pepper if you want a spicier version.
- Herbs: You can also use fresh herbs instead of dried Italian herbs. Then add it in the last step, together with the parsley, and mix well.
- Parmesan cheese: You can also use Pecorino or Grana Padano instead. These cheeses all have their own taste, so you can vary.
Allow the sauce to cool quickly before storing it.
- Refrigerator: Store the Garlic Parmesan Sauce in an airtight container in the fridge. This keeps it good for up to 3 days.
- Freezer: You cannot store the cheese sauce in the freezer; otherwise, it may curdle.
- Reheat: Add three tablespoons of milk to the sauce. Then heat it over low heat, very slowly, while stirring until it is hot (but not boiling). Otherwise, it may curdle.
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