Homeade Alfredo Sauce

Last week was CRAZY busy! I didn't get a chance to go to the grocery store until Wednesday! Typically, I do all of my grocery shopping on Monday because I am really good about making meal plans each and every week. Well, that just did NOT happen last week. So... last Tuesday I knew we obviously needed to eat dinner that night, but I did NOT want to go to the grocery store. (its like my LEAST favorite thing to do)... Anyway, I found a recipe for Homeade Alfredo Sauce. Now, usually the words "homeade" or "from scratch" really don't catch my eye, because typically those words are not associated with easy recipes. By  the way, I am all about easy. It just so happened that I actually had half a box of noodles and all the ingredients for the Alfredo sauce on hand! Can't beat that!!!

Here goes.. You will need :
*4 oz. cream cheese
*4 tbsp. butter
*2 tsp. garlic powder
*3/4 cup of 2% milk
*2/3 cup Parmesan cheese
*A dash of salt & pepper
(Zack said he would have liked it better without the salt so keep that in mind if you're not crazy about saltiness)

Step 1 : Place all of the ingredients in a small saucepan
Step 2 : Place pan on stove and cook over medium heat
Step 3 : Stir with a whisk as the cheese & butter begin to melt, once it begins to boil whisk constantly so it doesn't burn.
Step 4 : After whisking for 2-3 minutes turn the heat on low and whisk for another 5 - 7 minutes.
The sauce will begin to thicken. Keep in mind that it will thicken as it cools so don't let it get too thick before removing from heat. 

I actually happened to have some leftover frozen shrimp in my freezer so I added that to my sauce. You could add chicken as well or just eat as is! Top over some fetuccini noodles and you are ready to enjoy!!!

I hope you guys enjoy this recipe.. It was seriously so easy and so delicious! Much better than eating it out of a jar!