Pasta Essentials: Creamy Garlic/Parma Sauce | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• ## PLAN/PURCHASE
• 4 tablespoon(s) sweet butter, unsalted
• 4 clove(s) garlic, finely minced, or grated
• 2 tablespoon(s) flour, all-purpose variety
• 1 cup(s) whole milk
• 1/2 cup(s) heavy cream
• 3/4 cup(s) parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 ounce(s) cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 teaspoon(s) lemon juice, freshly squeezed, or more to taste
• salt, kosher variety, to taste
• white pepper, freshly ground, to taste
• additional liquid (water, milk, chicken stock) as needed, more on this later
• ## OPTIONAL ITEMS
• 1 tablespoon(s) smooth brown mustard, i prefer grey poupon
• 5 - 6 small capers, smashed, and finely chopped
• 14 ounce(s) diced tomatoes (1 can), fully drained, to make a creamy tomato sauce
• 1 - 2 pinch(es) cayenne pepper, or red pepper flakes, for a bit of heat