Macaroni Alfredo

5 from 3 votes

Macaroni Alfredo is a quick and easy creamy cheesy pasta recipe perfect any night of the week! It is fuss free and effortless!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: macaroni alfredo

Servings:

Calories: 840kcal

Butter: place a large sauté pan on the stove, turn the heat to high and add the butter. Allow this to melt and then add the garlic and salt. Cook for 1 minute, stirring as the garlic softens and turns golden brown.
Cream and cheese: pour in the heavy cream and stir. Then turn the heat to low and add the parmesan cheese to the centre of the pan. Stir occasionally as the cheese melts.
Macaroni: place a medium sauce pan on the stove, fill with water and a pinch of salt and bring it to the boil. Read and follow the instructions on the package to cook the pasta. Moments before it is ready, use a heatproof jug to scoop out some of the pasta water. The use a colander to drain the remaining pasta and discard the water.
Combine: add the cooked pasta to the creamy alfredo sauce, then measure ½ cup (125ml) of the pasta water and add that to the pan. Use a wooden spoon to toss and combine the cooked macaroni, sauce and pasta water.
Serve: generously garnish the macaroni with a combination of black pepper, parmesan cheese and finely chopped parsley.

Note - Portion size: this is a large dish. It will easily serve 4 adults. You can also decrease the serving size and then feed more people of you want to serve this on the side of a meat dish or are feeding a crowd. There will be plenty to go around.