Pasta with Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce

If you’re a fan of creamy sauces like alfredo, this different, bolder, cream sauce won’t disappoint. A go-to pasta dish can work for a quick dinner idea, feeding kids and their friends or entertaining guests. Plus, did we mention garlic? Who doesn’t love that?!

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Ingredients

1 head roasted garlic
6 tbsp butter
1 3/4 cup heavy cream
1 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp black pepper, adjust to taste
2 tsp flour + 1 tbsp heavy cream
Pasta of choice

Instructions

Cook pasta based on the package of choice instructions.
Mash roasted garlic with a fork.
Whisk flour + heavy cream, set aside.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low/medium heat.
Add cream and garlic, heat until it simmers.
Whisk in the black pepper and parmesan cheese.
Add flour + heavy cream mixture, whisk to remove any lumps before adding if needed.
Continue to whisk until sauce has thickened, a few minutes.
Serve.

Notes

Add grilled chicken, sausage or even bacon to try this sauce a few different ways.

Inspired by and adapted from: The Chunky Chef