Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce

I experimented with Alfredo sauce until I found a quick, cheap, and easy Alfredo sauce combination -- the secret ingredient is cream cheese!

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 cups milk
• 6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
• 0.125 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps

1. Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with a wire whisk until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out any lumps. Stir in Parmesan cheese and pepper.
2. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly. Thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta to serve.