My Copycat Pizza Hut Alfredo Recipe

I have to tell you first.  I am no chef, but I play one in my home.  We have to eat, so I do what I can. And excuse the harsh overhead lighting.  It was late, and I snapped this really quickly as it was about to be devoured.  The hand you see serving this was not there for the purpose of taking the picture. I had to work fast. If there is one thing I have learned being a mom of two sons, food is a very serious thing.  They require a lot of it.  And are always famished 30 minutes before whatever I am cooking is finished. OK, they’re usually famished before I ever get around to getting dinner started.  But, hey, in my defense, they are grown.  They know where the food is if they get THAT hungry. I just don’t want anyone to think I am starving small children.

We experimented with this a lot and will probably still tweak it a little here and there, but my guys say it’s pretty close to the taste of the sauce at Pizza Hut.

Alfredo Sauce Ingredients:

• heavy cream (small carton)
• 3-4 tbs. butter
• 1 tbs. flour
• 1 cream cheese package
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. roasted garlic seasoning
• 1 box of cooked noodles

Instructions:

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. melt butter in sauce pan
3. stir in flour to make a roux
4. gradually add the cream cheese and heavy cream
5. add 1 cup water
6. add spices
7. add a handful of cheese into the sauce and stir, set the rest of the package aside
8. Pour the noodles and the sauce together in a baking pan and top with the remaining cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.  You can broil the top if you like it a little crusty.  I do.  I love crispy Parmesan cheese. It just seems right to eat it like that.

Helpful tips:

• Stir.  A lot.  And then when you think you are done, stir some more.
• If you like salt, you might want to add more. We try to cut back on it where we can.
• It is even better heated up. Just add a little water to it and heat well.
• Add chicken, seafood or whatever you like to it or on the side.