Garlic Parmesan Sauce is a 5 ingredient, 5 minute sauce that is perfect for pizza, pasta, wings, veggies, potatoes and so much more! Dip it, drizzle it or toss it on all of your favorite foods including my famous garlic parmesan wings and garlic parmesan pasta!
It’s tried and true with excellent reader reviews!
I love parmesan and garlic. Turns out this recipe is made for me. It tasted delicious, I ate it with pasta and chicken pieces, yum!
★★★★★
– elle –
I love to skip bottled sauces and dressings. It’s easy to mix up to make on a whim with staple ingredients I have on hand – butter, garlic, salt, pepper, and parmesan.
Garlic parm sauce is incredibly versatile and loaded with garlic flavor! It’s luxuriously smooth and cream and coats all of our favorite foods beautifully.
Ingredients
- Butter – Melted butter creates an amazing coat and rich, creamy. buttery flavor.
- Minced Garlic – Fresh minced garlic offers the most robust flavor, but these garlic substitutions also work well.
- Salt – Thick flakes of sea salt from a grinder add texture or use kosher salt in a pinch.
- Pepper – Thick flakes of fresh cracked pepper adds robust flavor, color, and texture. Season to taste.
- Parmesan – Use a block of fresh grated cheese for the best flavor and texture. Additives in pre-shredded cheese prevent it from melting as well, resulting in dry texture and flavor.
Substitutions and Variations
Garlic – 4 garlic cloves = 2 teaspoons of minced garlic. You really need fresh garlic here; this is not the place for garlic powder.
Creamy Garlic Parmesan Sauce – Add up to 1 cup of heavy cream to achieve a super creamy texture in this garlic parmesan sauce recipe.
Herbs and Spices – Spice it up with red pepper, Italian seasonings, fresh or dried parsley, basil, thyme or green onion.
Citrus – Add lemon zest for bright flavor.
Wine – A splash of dry white wine can adds depth to the sauce. Sauté garlic, add up to 1/4 cup dry white wine and reduce.
Serving Suggestions
Chicken – Toss with chicken wings, and drizzle or dip kabobs, skewers, spiedini, baked chicken breasts, chicken strips and all of your favorite chicken recipes!
Seafood – It’s delicious on salmon and shrimp!
Veggies – Drizzle on fresh, roasted or steamed vegetables including roasted cauliflower, roasted baby carrots and asparagus.
Pastas – Toss with pasta for an easy weeknight dinner the whole family will love.
Pizza – Spread onto crust in lieu of traditional pizza sauce. It’s amazing on Grilled Pizza!
As a Dip – Dip breadsticks, French fries, toasted ravioli, cheese curds, artichokes, cauliflower, broccoli, or carrots.
Storage
Store leftover sauce at room temperature in an airtight container in the refrigerated up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months.
Reheat sauce in a saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking frequently. Add 1-2 tablespoons butter to restore it’s consistency, if needed.
Easy Sauce Recipes
Garlic Parmesan Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick
- 2 teaspoons garlic finely minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup parmesan fresh grated
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally.½ cup unsalted butter
- Add mined garlic. Sauté, stirring continuously for approximately 1 minute until fragrant. Stir in salt and pepper and remove from heat.2 teaspoons garlic, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Whisk in parmesan and toss with wings, pasta, veggies, top pizza, drizzle or enjoy as a dipping sauce!½ cup parmesan
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Garlic is so flavorful it lends itself to so many amazing dishes. It’s one of my favorites! I can’t wait for you to try more of my easy garlic recipes!
Can this recipe be stored for another time?
Hi Pat,
The storage directions are in the post as follows:
At Room Temperature – Keep at room temperature while using, but transfer to the refrigerator after a couple of hours.
Refrigerate – Store in the refrigerator in a covered container for up to a week.
Freeze – Do not freeze this garlic parmesan sauce.
Enjoy!
Julie
I love parmesan and garlic. Turns out this recipe is made for me. It tasted delicious, I ate it with pasta and chicken pieces, yum!
No measurement!!!
See the printable recipe at the bottom of the post or simply click “jump to recipe”. Enjoy.
Sound really good but how much pasta.
about 12 ounces of prepared pasta
Do you not post reviews for this recipe? I see how many stars but I do not see where people wrote about their experience with this recipe.
Yes, I received and responded to your email as well. We do not require readers to comment to leave a rating. Some do, others prefer to simply select their rating. However, we do not approve ratings when the reader did not make the recipe and rate based on whether or not comments are required.