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White Sauce for Pasta Recipe

"My husband, Jimmy, and I created the recipe for this creamy, versatile sauce," says field editor Ruth Marie Lyons of Boulder, Colorado. "I like to serve it over pasta and cooked vegetables...or draped on turkey, chicken, shrimp or tuna."

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White Sauce for Pasta Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter-flavored granules
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium chicken bouillon granules
1-1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup fat-free milk
Pepper to taste

Directions

In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, butter-flavored granules and bouillon until blended. Gradually add water and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Season with pepper. Yield: 2 cups.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Butter Buds butter-flavored mix. Look for it in the spice aisle.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1/4 cup) equals 46 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 476 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat.

Originally published as White Sauce for Pasta in Taste of Home February/March 2001, p17

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Reviewed on Apr. 06, 2013 by Joscy

Have saved this recipe ~~ it fits successfully with Type I diabetes. That's always a plus!

Reviewed on May. 14, 2011 by LullaCry

The sauce was excellent the first time I made it with parmesan chicken. I also add to this sauce medium shirmp, onions, frozen peas served over angle hair pasta. Love the sauce!