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Creamy Tuscan garlic sauce is the secret weapon you didn’t know your kitchen needed – it makes all of your favorite meals unforgettable! It’s the most amazing blend of sun-dried tomatoes, cream, garlic, parmesan, and tasty seasonings. Whether it’s pasta, meat, or fish, this sauce does it all!
If you love Tuscan cooking as much as I do, here are a few recipes you have to try! (You can even use this delicious sauce for them!) Tuscan sausage pasta, crockpot Tuscan chicken, and Marry Me chicken!
Creamy Tuscan Garlic Sauce Recipe
This is the sauce to end all sauces. It does it all! Want to add more flavor to fish or chicken? Check. Make the most amazing pasta? Check. Creamy Tuscan garlic sauce is not only super easy to whip up, but has buttery, savory, and tangy flavor that the whole family will go crazy over.
I mean, you really can’t go wrong with sun-dried tomatoes, heavy cream, garlic, and parmesan. The good news about this creamy Tuscan garlic sauce is that it’s picky eater-approved. Even though it has spinach and sun-dried tomatoes in it, my youngest eats it no problem! It’s the perfect choice over a bed over spaghetti or fettuccine, served with these copycat Olive Garden breadsticks.
Ingredients You’ll Need
The great thing about this sauce is that it only takes a few simple ingredients to make. The exact measurements I used are in the recipe card below, but feel free to tweak the ratios to your liking.
- Heavy Cream: This is the star of the show, making the sauce rich and creamy.
- Chicken Broth: Adds a savory depth of flavor and helps thin out the sauce a bit. You can also use mushroom or vegetable broth for a vegetarian version.
- Garlic Powder: Infuses that wonderful garlicky taste without the need to mince fresh garlic. Fresh garlic can also be used for more of a punch of flavor.
- Italian Seasoning: Brings a medley of aromatic herbs that enhance the sauce’s Italian flair.
- Parmesan Cheese: Adds some cheesy goodness and also helps thicken the sauce. Use freshly grated parmesan if you can!
- Chopped Spinach: Adds color, nutrition, and a pleasant earthy taste to balance the richness of the sauce.
- Drained Sun-Dried Tomatoes: These gems add a burst of tangy-sweet flavor and also give the sauce its lovely reddish color.
How to Make Creamy Tuscan Garlic Sauce
It’s super easy and takes less than 10 minutes. Simply mix all of your ingredients together and taste test as you go!
- Combine Ingredients: Add the heavy cream, chicken broth, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and parmesan cheese to a medium saucepan. Whisk over medium heat for 10-20 minutes until thickened.
- Add Vegetables: Add the spinach and sundried tomatoes and let it simmer until the spinach starts to wilt.
- Serve: Serve over pasta, your favorite poultry, or seafood!
Tips and Variations
Creamy Tuscan garlic sauce is seriously the best. It uses such simple ingredients but has the most amazing flavor! Here are a few ways to make it even better.
- Add Protein: If you want to add protein to your sauce, throw in shredded chicken, Italian sausage, shrimp, scallops, or steak!
- Add Some Heat: To give your creamy Tuscan garlic sauce a little warmth, sprinkle in red pepper flakes or add a dash of smoked paprika.
- Make it Lighter: Instead of heavy cream, you can also use half and half. You’ll end up with a little bit lighter sauce.
- Serve With: Pasta, rice, potatoes, roasted veggies, the choice is yours!
Storing Leftover Sauce
If you have leftovers of your sauce, pop it in an airtight container or jar and keep it in the fridge for up to 4 days. When you’re ready to use it again, reheat over medium-low heat, stirring frequently.
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Creamy Tuscan Garlic Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup spinach, chopped
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes drained
Instructions
- Add the heavy cream, chicken broth, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and parmesan cheese to a medium saucepan. Whisk over medium heat for 10-20 minutes until thickened.
- Add the spinach and sundried tomatoes and let it simmer until the spinach starts to wilt.
- Serve over pasta, your favorite poultry, or seafood!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I followed this recipe step by step but mine is more like a soup, it did not thicken at all.
Hi Elisa, thank you for your comment. I’m so sorry it didn’t thicken, that is so frustrating. Cream sauces need to be simmered for 10-20 minutes to thicken. Maybe yours needed to simmer longer. I think I will go in and change my instructions to give a time frame. Thank you for pointing this out to me. I apologize you put, money, effort and time into something that didn’t turn out!
All I got yo say is Woww!!! Made this sauce & it was delicious 😋 my husband loves it.i took the sauce & mix with chicken and Penne Pasta it’s a keeper in our home..my husband said he want to grill him a steak and put it on his steak..TYFS. 5 star 🌟
Yay! Thank you, I love it too! I might have to make me a steak and try it on that as well! Thanks for the idea!
Super good. I love garlic so I doubled it. Plenty for leftovers too.
Is the 1/2 cup of parmesan by weight or volume? 4oz of hard parm grated fine yields just over two cups by volume because of the fluffed-up nature of the finely grated cheese. More cheese is really not a bad thing.
This is an exceptional and simple recipe. It’s taste is something to die for. I’m making it again tonight and will have it with some browned boneless skinless chicken thighs. Thanks for such a great week night dinner idea.
I made this on Sunday and OMG!! The spices were perfect, the sauce flavorful and the addition of the Sun Dried tomatoes was amazing!! I doubled the sauce because I served this with spaghetti and the hubs loves sauce.
Can you freeze this sauce for future use?
Thanks
I don’t recommend freezing this sauce.
This looks awesome. If you were serving it over fettucine, how much pasta would you make?
I would make at least a pound of pasta to go with this sauce!
This sauce is great. You can serve it with anything. It so easy to make and doesn’t take much time. We give it 5 stars
This was wonderful! The only thing I deviated with was to saute some minced garlic before I added the recipe ingredients to my pan, otherwise I followed the recipe closely. It was delicious and a big hit with the family. Served over pasta with some pan seared chicken thighs. Definitely going into the short rotation list!
I have had this recipe a couple of times before and I love it. Today is my 60th Birthday and quess what I am having for my Birthday Dinner. This meal right here. I will serve it over pasta with dinner rolls. Thanks for this awesome recipe.
I loved this and better yet my husband loved it, which makes it a keeper! I made with hot Italian sausage this time but will try with chicken, and salmon. It’s a great blend of flavors with the sun dried tomatoes and the spinach adds nutrition and color and you wouldn’t even know its there.
Absolutely delicious. Simple yet so savory and tasty. All four of my kids loved it. I did shredded rotisserie chicken over spaghetti. Definitely a keeper recipe for our family.
Hi – this sauce looks delicious!! Could I use half n half instead of heavy cream?
That will work!