Vegetarian

Basic White Sauce is for Dinner.

Basic White Sauce takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Basic White Sauce takes 15 minutes to cook.

Basic White Sauce makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Basic White Sauce are:

2 Tbsp. no salt butter
2 Tbsp. flour
3/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 cup 1% milk

Here is how you make Basic White Sauce:

Use a quart sized saucepan. Melt the butter over medium heat. When it is completely melted, remove from heat and whisk in flour until there are no lumps. Whisk in salt and pepper & any other seasonings and return to heat. Cook and stir until it sizzles for a minute or so. Gradually stir in milk, whisking the whole time so it doesn't lump. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until it boils. It should now be thick & ready to go. For seasonings, you can add a sprinkle of basil, parsley, rosemary, or whatever you like. For cheese sauce, add 1/2 - 1 cup of shredded or cubed cheese. For bacon sauce, add 1/4 - 1/3 cup bacon bits. Neither bacon nor cheese is included in the nutritional content of this recipe. To use pour over biscuits, stir in 1/2 - 1 cup bite sized sausage, and serve hot with hot biscuits. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEMIKIT.

The nutritional information for Basic White Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 45.4

• Total Fat: 3.2 g
• Cholesterol: 9.3 mg
• Sodium: 13.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 3.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
• Protein: 1.3 g