Alfredo-- Just Winging It

A friend of mine recently told me that it is fun to experiment in the kitchen.  He told me that instead of following recipes and then making it a little my own, to simply go in the kitchen, throw things together and see how it works.  Oh my.  It was wonderful.  I was lucky with my first shot of winging it in the kitchen.  Needless to say, I enjoyed it so much, I will be doing this a lot more.  This was my first try at alfredo sauce.  I was at a disadvantage because, well, from what I know about alfredo sauce, I didn't have a lot of the ingredients.  But, alas, I decided to try to improvise, and ended up with something I know my boyfriend is going to request often, and will be something I serve to my kids some day.

Ingredients:
1 cup of milk
1 tbsp of olive oil
1 cup of butter
Seasoning (I used garlic salt, pepper, salt, and rosemary)
1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
1 cup of grated mozzarella cheese
1 tbsp of flour


As you can see, I didn't use cream, cream cheese, or stock. I didn't use oregano, and barely used any parmesan cheese.  But still, it turned out WONDERFUL!

Directions:

1.  Put olive oil and half of the butter in a saucepan and while butter is melting, add seasoning of your choice.
2.  Add the rest of the butter and your milk and stir together until butter melts. (While you're waiting, if you're like me and like to buy blocks of cheese and grate them yourself, now is the time to do that).
3.  Add your parmesan cheese and start to simmer your sauce.
4.  Whisk it for about 8-10 minutes while it starts to thicken up.
6.  Add the mozzarella cheese and whisk until it is melted and thick.
7.  You can add a tbsp or so of flour if your sauce still isn't thick enough for your liking.
8.  When it is thick, remove from heat and serve over your meal of choice.

I made this meal with some breaded chicken baked in the oven and some penne.  I used store bought pre-breaded chicken, but next time I'm definitely going to try it with my own breaded chicken (for a recipe, see my previous blog).  It took only 30 minutes to make everything.  I hope you enjoy!!