The Ultimate Garlic Pesto Alfredo Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 medium onion, minced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup mushroom, minced
• 1/2 cup wine
• 2 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons basil pesto
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a small sauce pan melt 1 tbsp butter.
• 2 add minced onion, garlic and mushrooms.
• 3 cook until nice and soft.
• 4 add 1/2 cup wine and simmer on low until it reduces by 3/4.
• 5 in a sauce pot or pan melt 2 1/2 tbsp butter.
• 6 stir in the flour creating a roux.
• 7 with a whisk, mix in the milk a little at a time to avoid lumps--whisk hard and lots.
• 8 when the mixture is smooth, pour in the cream, mix in the basil pesto, salt, worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce and mushroom onion garlic wine mixture.
• 9 mix well--pepper to taste
• 10 stir in the parmesan cheese, blending well; set aside.
• 11 this sauce can be made hours ahead of time, simply reheat on your cook top on low or microwave for 30 seconds.
• 12 drizzle over your favorite meal. i have shown this sauce served over stir-fried vegetables and shrimp on pasta.