Alfredo Sauce

This recipe is awesome and is so easy to make. I found it at www.allrecipes.com, and modified it slightly. Give this one a try!

	1/2 cup butter
	1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
	1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder (adjust as you'd like)
	2 cups half-and-half cream
	6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
	1/8th teaspoon ground white pepper

Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat, stirring to prevent butter from burning.
Add cream cheese, garlic powder and white pepper and stir with a whisk until butter/cheese mixture is smooth and well incorporated.
Begin adding the half-and-half cream, a little at a time. Whisk mixture to smooth out any lumps after each addition.
Stir in Parmesan cheese. Continue to whisk the mixture until cheese melts. Depending on the cheese used, and how finely grated it is, you may want to turn the heat up a bit as coarsely shredded Parmesan cheese has a high melt temperature. Be very careful to continue whisking as you melt the cheese, to prevent the sauce from burning.
Use more half-and-half cream or milk, to thin the mixture if it becomes too thick.
Remove from heat, once the cheese is all melted, the sauce is hot and has reached your desired consistency. Then serve it over your favorite pasta

Makes about 4 to 6 servings.

Recipe adapted from one submitted to All Recipes by Dawn Carter - May, 2002