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Thick, creamy garlic parmesan sauce is packed with decadent garlic, parmesan, and heavy cream. Delicious over pasta, as a dip, and more! Heavenly flavor. Perfect balance of garlic cheesiness with seasonings.

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Hello! Are you in the mood for a delicious homemade sauce that will impress the heck out of everyone who tastes it? Yeah! That’s today’s incredible Garlic Parmesan Sauce.

This rich and velvety garlic parmesan sauce is filled with luxurious garlic, parmesan cheese, and rich cream. Ideal for drizzling over pasta, as a dipping sauce, and more! It’s a perfect blend of garlicky cheesiness with a touch of seasonings.

Pretty soon, your kids, your partner, your everybody’s will want what you’re having! Let’s whip this up and delight in a tasty Italian night filled with deliciousness! And, if you’re in the mood for more garlic deliciousness, you hav to try my easy Garlic Butter Sauce–it goes with everything!

Garlic parmesan sauce ingredients in prep bowls, including parmesan, heavy cream, butter, chicken broth, Italian seasoning, black pepper, salt, minced garlic, and garlic powder

Garlic Parmesan Sauce Ingredients

  • Butter
  • Garlic + Garlic Powder – two kinds of garlic make for an exceptional level of deep garlic flavor
  • Flour
  • Italian Seasoning – my homemade italian seasoning is a must try!
  • Heavy Cream
  • Broth – chicken or vegetable will do
  • Parmesan Cheese
  • Salt and Pepper – not to worry, I’ve listed my recommend amount, but you can adjust it to suit your tastes.

How to Make Garlic Parmesan Sauce

Learn how to make garlic parmesan sauce with these simple ingredients and just a few steps. You’ll be pouring this thick, creamy, and unbelievably delicious sauce on everything!

First, bring a medium saucepan to medium high heat. Melt butter in the pan, then stir in garlic and cook until fragrant.

Next, reduce the heat to medium and whisk in flour, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper until thickened.

Two photos showing how to make garlic parmesan sauce - whisking together minced garlic, garlic powder, flour, and seasoning with heavy cream

Now, increase the heat back to medium high and incrementally whisk in heavy cream and broth until the sauce is smooth. Bring to a low simmer and cook until thickened.

Reducing the heat to low, stir in delicious parmesan until it melts smoothly into the garlic parmesan sauce.

Melting cheese and whisking to thicken this homemade recipe

Lastly, remove the sauce from the heat and add in any salt and pepper as needed.

Why Make This?

This garlic parmesan sauce is one of my favorite things ever. It’s thick and creamy, with velvety-rich texture and robust garlic and cheesy parmesan flavor. It’s fairly simple to make, with common ingredients that come together for an epic and heavenly sauce you’ll want to pour over everything.

This parmesan garlic sauce goes well with chicken wings, pasta, roasted veggies, appetizers, and more. You’ll seriously love how much better this homemade sauce is over store-bought.

Spooning this wing, pizza, and pasta pairing into a glass jar

What to Serve with Parmesan Garlic Sauce

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jar filled with creamy, rich garlic parmesan sauce thickened with cheese and herbs
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Servings: 9 servings (about 2 ¼ cups)

Garlic Parmesan Sauce

Thick, creamy garlic parmesan sauce is packed with decadent garlic, parmesan, and heavy cream. Delicious over pasta, as a dip, and more! Heavenly flavor. Perfect balance of garlic cheesiness with seasonings.
Prep: 2 minutes
Cook: 8 minutes
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Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Heat a medium saucepan to medium high heat. Melt butter in the pan. Add garlic, stirring and cooking until fragrant.
  • Reduce heat to medium and whisk in flour, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper until a thick texture like paste forms. You can start with less salt and adjust to taste while cooking the sauce.
  • Increase heat to medium high, gradually whisking in heavy cream and broth until smooth. Bring to a low simmer, cooking until sauce thickens, about 2-4 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to low, stirring in Parmesan. Stir until cheese melts and sauce becomes smooth.
  • Remove from heat, add more salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve over cooked pasta, as a dip with appetizers like french fries, onion rings, or potato wedges, coat chicken wings, or on top of veggies like brussels sprouts.
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12 Comments

  1. Laura says:

    Will be making it tomorrow night, as the sauce for a garlic chicken spinach pizza. Iโ€™ll let you know what the family thinks! It sounds delicious!

    1. Demeter | Beaming Baker says:

      Ooh that sounds so good, Laura! Here’s to more yummy meals with the family! ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Paula says:

    5 stars
    This creamy garlic Parmesan sauce was SO delish! I want to pour it over everything!

    1. Demeter | Beaming Baker says:

      Same here! Every time I make it, we literally put it on everything we eat lol

  3. Tara says:

    5 stars
    Oooh, this sauce sounds absolutely amazing and so versatile too. I would love to pair it with pasta.

    1. Demeter | Beaming Baker says:

      Yes! It’s so good on pasta!

  4. Mahy says:

    5 stars
    I could use this sauce on so many of my favorite dishes! Such an easy recipe to keep handy at all times.

    1. Demeter | Beaming Baker says:

      Agreed, it’s seriously so good on pretty much any dish. It’s definitely rescued more than a few dinners before. ๐Ÿ˜‰

  5. Dina and Bruce says:

    5 stars
    Yum, served this over pasta, and everyone loved it!

    1. Demeter | Beaming Baker says:

      Woohoo! So glad to hear it!

  6. Heather says:

    5 stars
    This Garlic Parmesan Sauce recipe is excellent! It’s creamy, flavorful, and so versatile. Perfect for pasta, veggies, or as a dip. Highly recommend giving it a try. Thank you!

    1. Demeter | Beaming Baker says:

      You’re so welcome, Heather! I know, I totally love using it as a dip, too. So glad to hear how much you’re enjoying it!