WHITE SAUCE FOR PASTA 
THIN WHITE SAUCE:

1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. milk

MEDIUM SAUCE:

2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. milk

OTHER INGREDIENTS:

Oregano and or spike
Parmesan cheese
Sour cream
Salt and pepper
Garlic salt or powder

Basic white sauce:

In saucepan melt butter. Stir in flour, salt and dash pepper. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more.

Make basic white sauce thin or medium. Add the other ingredients. Cook veggies like (mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, bell tomatoes, red peppers) etc. or cook seafood (in wok) works well.

Add to white sauce seafood or veggies and serve over pasta (linguini).

recipe reviews
White Sauce for Pasta
 #4196
 CN says:
Wonderful! The instructions are easy to follow. Simple ingredients, clear, concise directions, delicious. I was able to make a decent version, even with tub margarine.

Thank you!
 #5320
 Melinda says:
Thanks for a quick, easy, convenient way for anyone to make a white sauce! It also works well over rice, especially with leftover turkey. One tip if you use sour cream - don't bring the sauce to a boil again after you add it to the pot.
 #10670
 Nihi says:
Thanks. This is really very easy and delicious.
 #11668
 Naik says:
Thanks for the simple and easy instructions... I was able to make it in 5 mins and came out pretty good.
 #22620
 Manny (California) says:
Thanks, this was an easy sauce. I added a little olive oil, Bijol, Cumin, Chili powder, chopped clams, and crab meat and a shot of white wine. Served over linguini.
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 Moses (British Columbia) replies:
How do you modify this recipe to include white wine?
 #127418
 Ben (Rhode Island) replies:
Awesome. I rubbed chicken tenderloins with salt, pepper and onion powder. I let them sit for a half hour. Two small drops of olive oil in a pan, cooked tenders and shredded them when they were not fully cooked inside. When they were cooked through I blanched the pan with a white wine. Let most (95%) of the white wine cook off at a low heat. I DOUBLED THE RECIPE, adding all the ingredients to the one pan, with the chicken. When sauce started to thicken, I added about a half cup of grated Parmesan cheese... When cheese melted and I was satisfied with the thickness of the sauce, I separated the chicken to a separate plate and poured sauce over a half box of cooked thin spaghetti... I mixed it thoroughly and put it to the plate. Then added the chicken evenly to each plate. Fed my family of four with a small portion left over.
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 NJS (Nova Scotia) replies:
Excellent sauce. Didn't go with the sour cream. Played in some garlic, olive oil, white wine & some spices. Was perfect for my cheese stuffed ravioli. Not too overpowering but flavorful enough. Thanks
 #22832
 Raul (Ontario) says:
WoW! excellent recipe. It took just 5 mins to put everything together and make it. I added 3 tbsp. sour cream and used 3 tbsp. margarine.
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 Madhu (Oklahoma) says:
Thank you! This recipe was simple and easy to follow. I used Smart Balance in place of butter and Fat-Free Half-n-Half -> the sauce turned out to be quite yummy !
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 Satyabhargava (United Kingdom) says:
It was a gr8, quick and easy recipe!! My friends enjoyed it!! Thank u so much!!
 #31849
 Mama says:
I want to ask a question, do I put the salt and pepper and flour and stir it with the butter, or do I mix salt pepper and flour to milk first then pour it into the saucepan? I am really sorry for the basic question as I am so new in cooking :)
 #32763
 Cooks.com replies:
Hi Mama,

You can add it to the melted butter along with the flour, but if you add it to the milk it will turn out the same in the end :)

Happy to help!

-- CM
 #32245
 Cassie (Wisconsin) says:
Very good!! I used the medium sauce recipe. After the milk mixture got thick, I added garlic, 3 slices of Swiss cheese, and then put in French onion chip dip! Soooo good. I was going to use sour cream, but the French onion dip has so much more flavor! Yum!!
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 Allen (South Africa) says:
This is one in a million, just tastes so fine remarkable. It is easy n quick to do.
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 Rahul (India) says:
Very good instructions , very easy to follow
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 Reg (Arizona) says:
Great! My kids loved it with angel hair pasta. I added garlic powder, salt, pepper, and basil. It was yummalicious!
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 RxMan (Delaware) says:
this was great, i made it with whole wheat flour and it came out wonderful
 #52547
 Hanna (California) says:
I'm a 15 year old girl from California that wanted some white sauced pasta for dinner.... This is really easy -- I didn't have any sour cream available but it turned out quite great. My brother and my grandmother loved it.... I just added mushrooms to my sauce but my brother wanted chicken next time... Definitely gonna use this recipe again!! =)

 

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