Garlic Parmesan Sauce - The Recipe Critic (2024)

Garlic parmesan sauce is a copycat recipe from the famous Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant. This creamy garlic sauce is best known as a wing sauce, but it’s perfect for pasta, on pizza, or used as a dipping sauce.

If you’ve ever been to Buffalo Wild Wings, you know how amazing the garlic parmesan sauce is. That’s why I knew I had to make it! I love making copycat recipes of my favorite sauces at home. That way I can enjoy them any time I want! Try my yum yum sauce, the famous Utah fry sauce, or everyone’s favorite boom boom sauce.

What Is Garlic Parmesan Sauce?

This delicious and creamy garlic parmesan sauce originated as a wing sauce from an American restaurant called Buffalo Wild Wings. It’s loaded with garlic, parmesan cheese, heavy cream, and Italian seasonings for added flavor. The sauce is perfect for coating chicken wings, as a sauce for pasta, or as a dip…the possibilities are endless.

This flavorful sauce is so incredible that the restaurant sells it in bottles for customers to buy and take home. I especially love this copycat recipe because not everybody has access to buy this sauce. But why buy it when you can make a big batch at home to enjoy any time you want? Use it as a dipping sauce for this easy wing recipe or as a pizza sauce with my quick pizza dough. It would also be delicious to dip these breadsticks in! I am telling you, this sauce is good on EVERYTHING!

Ingredients Needed

This list is short, sweet, and to the point. You don’t need anything complicated to make this amazing garlic parmesan sauce. In fact, you probably already have most of these ingredients in your kitchen already! See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact measurements.

• Butter: The melted butter adds a rich buttery flavor to the sauce.
• Garlic: Use fresh minced garlic. This the star of the show in this recipe.
• Italian Seasoning: I love the added flavors from the Italian herbs.
• Flour: Add the flour to make a roux. This helps thicken the sauce.
• Chicken Broth: I use chicken broth, but vegetable broth works as well. Broth helps thin out the sauce making it perfectly dippable and pourable.
• Heavy Cream: Adds to the creaminess of the sauce.
• Parmesan Cheese: The other key ingredient in this sauce.
• Kosher Salt and Pepper: Season to taste with salt and pepper. I love using cracked black pepper here!

How to Make Garlic Parmesan Sauce

I love this easy garlic parmesan sauce copycat recipe! It’s so tasty and perfect for almost any occasion. I share some of my favorite ways to serve and eat this sauce in the tip box because you have to know ALL the ways! It’s easy to make and so delicious. Here’s how to make this simple sauce.

1. Melt the Butter: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
2. Add Garlic and Italian Seasonings: Add the garlic and Italian seasonings. Cook until fragrant for 1 minute.
3. Whisk in the Flour: Whisk in the flour to form a paste.
4. Stir in the Broth: Slowly pour in the broth, whisking constantly until smooth and combined.
5. Simmer to Thicken: Bring to a low simmer over medium heat for about 2 minutes then it will thicken.
6. Add Heavy Cream and Parmesan Cheese: Add the heavy cream and grated Parmesan cheese. Whisk and heat until the cheese melts and the sauce is smooth and creamy.
7. Season With Salt and Pepper: Season to taste with salt and pepper and adjust to your liking.
8. Enjoy: Enjoy over pasta, on top of pizza, or as a dipping sauce.