Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce from Tomoko

Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce (from allrecipes. com)

1/2 c. butter-I have made it with margarine too and it was good

1(8oz) pkg cream cheese

2tsp garlic powder

2c. milk

6oz grated parmesan cheese(less works okay too.  Depends on preference)

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper(or less/more)

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

I have mixed in tuna, chicken flakes and spinach, crab can(meat with some juice) and spinach,

and so on.  Basil will work well too.  Very easy and very tasty!  Make sure to eat it while warm or warm it up before serving.  It gets lumpy when cooled.