Cheesy Garlic White Sauce

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"A cheese-lover's dream sauce!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 4 1/2 cups (approx)

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1⁄3 cup flour
• 3 cups half-and-half cream (use 3-1/2 cups for a thinner texture)
• 1 -2 tablespoon fresh minced garlic (or to suit taste, I like lots!)
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon dried thyme (or to suit taste)
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 - 3⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cups grated swiss cheese (Swiss is best) or 2 cups cheddar cheese (Swiss is best)
• salt (to taste)

directions

1. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter.
2. Add in the chopped garlic, thyme, nutmeg and black pepper; cook for 1 minute.
3. Add in 1/3 cup flour; whisk/mix for 2 minutes.
4. Slowly whisk in the cream; bring to a light boil over medium heat stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes, until the mixture is thick and bubbly (at this point you may add more cream if you desire a thinner sauce) .
5. Reduce the heat to low; add in the grated Parmesan cheese and Swiss cheese; mix well until the cheese are completely melted.
6. Season with salt to taste.

Reviews

[conniecooks]

Super sauce, I used instead of bechamel with Canneloni. Fantastic. I used a mixture of heels of cheeses that needed to be used. excellent. Thanks for the brilliant posting.

 

[Chef Fors]

This sauce was the best.creamy,gooey and just wonderful

 

[kusinera]

WONDERFUL! and easy to make, I used this sauce to make a linquini dish, it is very cheesy. I will make again for other recipes, so good. Thank you!