White Sauce for Pasta

Pasta Sauce - Side Dish

My husband lived in Italy for 3 years, so he's really picky about his Italian cuisine! I needed a great meal that was super-quick one night for his dinner; I had spicy battered shrimp on hand that I wanted to use and a couple choices of dried pasta. This sauce sounded perfect to tie it all together! Served over tortiglioni pasta with salad and toasted Italian bread. Just like I spent all day on dinner. It is really hard to mess-up this kind of white sauce. In my opinion, it was very much like an Alfredo sauce! Of course there is very little difference in the two sauces.

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 15 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

White Sauce for Pasta

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons margarine

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cube chicken bouillon

crumbled

1 ½ cups boiling water

1 cup 2% milk

ground white pepper to taste

BLT Pasta Carbonara

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Melt butter and margarine in a saucepan over medium-low heat; stir in flour and bouillon until roux is well blended. Continue to cook and stir until thickened and lightly browned about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium and whisk water into roux until smooth. Stir in milk; cook and stir until thickened about 2 minutes more. Season with white pepper.

Nutritional Information

White Sauce for Pasta

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 153.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.9g 6%

Carbohydrates: 7.8g 3%

Dietary Fiber: 0.2g 1%

Sugars: 2.9g

Fat: 12.4g 19%

Saturated Fat: 5.4g 27%

Cholesterol: 20.3mg 7%

Vitamin A Iu: 527.7IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 0.2mg

Folate: 14.5mcg 4%

Calcium: 81.5mg 8%

Iron: 0.3mg 2%

Magnesium: 10.1mg 4%

Potassium: 107.8mg 3%

Sodium: 418.8mg 17%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 111.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.