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Bechamel Sauce (White Sauce)

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This white sauce recipe is a versatile and useful as a base for making cheese sauce or macaroni and cheese from scratch.

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5 mins. to Prepare

15 mins. Cooking Time

0 mins. Standing Time

20 mins. Total

Servings: 12 servings (1/4 cup each)

Difficulty: Easy

This recipe is: Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Directions

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MELT butter in small saucepan. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Gradually add evaporated milk and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes just to a boil.
Recipe makes 3 cups.

FOR HERB SAUCE:
PREPARE 1 cup White Sauce, adding 1 clove finely chopped garlic to butter. Add 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, basil or sage to flour mixture. Proceed as above. Makes 1 cup.

FOR CHEESE SAUCE:
PREPARE 1 cup White Sauce, decreasing butter and all-purpose flour to 1 tablespoon each and the water to 1/3 cup. Eliminate the salt. Proceed as above. Stir in 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded or cubed processed cheese product until melted. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

FOR CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE:
PREPARE 1 cup White Sauce, decreasing butter and all-purpose flour to 1 tablespoon each and the water to 1/3 cup. Proceed as above. Stir in 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese until melted. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

Servings: 12 servings (1/4 cup each)

Calories	100
Calories from Fat	60

	%Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g	11%
Saturated Fat 4.5g	23%
Cholesterol 25mg	8%
Sodium 160mg	7%
Carbohydrates 6g	2%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Sugars 3g
Protein 2g

Vitamin A	4%
Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	8%
Iron	0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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donna patrick

This is great on pasta or as a "cream soup" base if you don't want to use canned soup. I added smoked paprika to it. It was perfect!

Kelly Evenson

Tried this one the other night,added some "variations" to it,turned out very well & I will use this one again of that I am sure! We used it as an alfredo sauce. I was very surprised.

Joanne Moomaw

This is one of the best basic sauce recipes. It's easy, creamy and you can make so many additions. It's really fun to work with.

LIZ PEASE

THIS RECEIPE IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR.MY MOM USED TO MAKE CHICKEN WITH THIS SAUCE,INSTEAD OF WATER I USED FRESH CHICKEN STOCK AND I ALSO ADDED MUSHROOMS AND SOME ONIONS.VERY GOOD OVER EGG NOODLES.

Carol Chaltron

Excelant sauce. I used it with noodles and meatballs. Like a swedish meatball. I just hope the extra stores well. ( In the frig ) Thank you for another wonderful easy recipe. Would give more stars if I could

Jan Wilkins

This is the white sauce recipe I use all the time. It is the quickest, easiest, and tasty-est I have found.

Paul Brown

Very good Sauce I have used it with chicken dishes mixed with cheese I used it with vegtables. As a basic sauce it is excellent and the possibilities are endless. Thank you Carnation you're also my Coffee creamer.