Basic Italian White Cream Sauce (Like an Alfredo or Bechamel)
"This recipe is for a basic Italian White Cream Sauce (like an Alfredo or bechamel) for Pasta, Chicken, Shrimp, etc. You can add other ingredients to suit your liking, this is the basic version - goes great over Fettuccine or Tortellini... you can also add 1 teaspoon oregano or parsley to flavor.
If you throw in some bacon, carmelized onion & a handful of frozen peas & serve over pappardelle it is absolutely fabulous!"
photo by BlondieItaliana
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 3 -4 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons parmigiano, grated
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 ounce prosciutto (finely sliced then shredded **optional**) (optional)
- 1 dash salt
directions
- Melt butter in small saucepan cooking over low to medium heat, stirring for about 5 minutes.
- Add flour and stir until the butter and flour are well combined. Pour in cream & remaining ingredients, stirring constantly as it thickens.
- Add more cream or flour depending on desired consistency.
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Reviews
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I've made sauces before. This is the first time it's turned out this bad. The butter completely separated from the rest, which looks like oatmeal. Tasted really good though! And I followed the recipe exactly.
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Best recipe for white sauce. Easy to prepare and tastes absolutely delicious ! -
Was in a pinch and needed a quick cream sauce recipe. This was sooo good and just what I was looking for! I added some minced garlic into the butter for a minute before adding the other ingredients. Delicious! -
Amazing and simple! I made this last week for my family and regular dinner guest. I doubled the recipe didn't change anything except I used fresh garlic instead of the powder. It was absolutely delicious, my children loved it.
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I made this to go along with Tortellini Michaelangelo, which is recipe #303050. I substituted fat free half and half for the heavy cream and it came out perfectly.....with much lower fat and calories. I couldn't tell the difference. I also used 2 cloves of fresh garlic for the garlic powder. Very easy and tasty.
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Tweaks
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Replaced the flour with almond meal and put it over chicken and veggies for a great hflc meal. -
I made this to go along with Tortellini Michaelangelo, which is recipe #303050. I substituted fat free half and half for the heavy cream and it came out perfectly.....with much lower fat and calories. I couldn't tell the difference. I also used 2 cloves of fresh garlic for the garlic powder. Very easy and tasty.
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