Sun-Dried Tomato Alfredo Sauce

This Sun Dried Tomato Alfredo Sauce is creamy, delicious, and everything you want in a pasta sauce. It’s loaded with sun dried tomatoes and parmesan cheese, and makes the most amazing alfredo sauce to serve over fettuccine, or any other pasta.

This is such an easy dinner recipe your family will love again and again. You might think it’s a grown up version of the classic but my kids love it just as much as the traditional Alfredo Sauce.

Sun Dried Tomato Alfredo Sauce Video Tutorial

Alfredo Sauce With Sun Dried Tomatoes

This Alfredo sauce is a tangy, tomatoey twist on the classic. It’s smooth, creamy, and loaded with flavor.

Fettuccini Alfredo, or fettuccine al burro, is an Italian pasta dish made with fresh fettuccine and tossed with butter and parmesan cheese.  The cheese melts and it makes the most amazingly smooth and rich sauce, perfect for coating pasta. 

Be sure to also try our Baked Sun Dried Tomato Pasta, Cajun Chicken Pasta,  and this Pasta Shells with Sun-Dried Tomato Alfredo.

Uses for Alfredo Sauce with Sun Dried Tomatoes

• On Chicken or Steak
• Over Zoodles
• Pasta
• Breadsticks
• Over Steamed Vegetables–  It makes a super kicked up version of broccoli and cheese

Key Recipe Ingredients

• Cream- Heavy whipping cream works great for this.  You can also sub half and half, it just may not be as rich and creamy.
• Chicken Broth- Use your favorite.  
• Sun-Dried Tomatoes- You can use dehydrated sun-dried tomatoes or sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil.  Either will work great.  We like to blend the tomatoes but you can slice them into small chunks or whatever your family likes. 
• Parmesan Cheese- Shredded parmesan or grated parmesan works great.
• Garlic Salt- The perfect blend to flavor your alfredo sauce. No need for minced garlic.  Use garlic powder and a little salt in place of garlic salt.  
• Nutmeg- Just a pinch will do.  It adds tons of depth and flavor.

How to Make Alfredo with Sun Dried Tomatoes

1. Boil the cream. In a large pot on the stove,  bring the cream to a  boil. Boil for 1-2 minutes.  (You are boiling some of the liquid out of the cream so it will be a little thicker)
2. Puree the sun dried tomatoes. In a blender, blend together the chicken broth and the sun-dried tomatoes until smooth.
3. Simmer with the cream. Add the sun-dried tomato mixture to the cream and add the parmesan cheese, garlic salt, nutmeg, and the pepper. Simmer until warmed through.
4. Serve. Add your sauce to some freshly cooked pasta, steamed vegetables or use as a dipping sauce for your favorite breadsticks.

Recipe Tips

• You can use shredded parmesan or grated parmesan, or a mixture of the two.  This recipe is very forgiving.
• Be sure to add the pinch of nutmeg.  It’s sweet spice and will bring out the sharpness in the parmesan cheese and add the complexity of this dish.
• You can use this with just about any favorite noodle, steamed vegetable or breadsticks.
• You can use the tomatoes packed in oil or the dried sun dried tomatoes.
• If your family doesn’t care for “chunks” just blend up the sun dried tomatoes in a blender with about a half cup of chicken stock to get the sundried tomatoes smooth before adding to the sauce.
• This is the perfect creamy tomato alfredo sauce for any kind of pasta. Get creative!

Frequently Asked Questions

Storing and Reheating Instructions

• Fridge- store in a jar or covered container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
• Freezer-  Unfortunately this doesn’t freeze very well.  Because it is made with fresh ingredients, the texture changes as it thaws and is reheated.
• Re-Heat-  You can place the Alfredo sauce to a saucepan, add a little milk or chicken broth to thin it out and heat it slowly.  Be sure to stir constantly so the cheese has a chance to melt without scorching.

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• Sun Dried Tomato Alfredo Pasta Bake
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This is the best homemade Alfredo sauce you will ever make!   This sun-dried tomato Alfredo sauce is a tried and true recipe. It’s the perfect blend of cheese and sun-dried tomatoes!