Name: White Pasta Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons flour; salt; white pepper; 2 1/2 cups milk; parmesan cheese, freshly grated; shrimp, cooked, shelled and deveined; fresh parsley, chopped

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ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons flour
salt
white pepper
2 ¹⁄₂ cups milk
parmesan cheese, freshly grated
shrimp, cooked, shelled and deveined
fresh parsley, chopped

directions

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth.
Slowly add the milk whisking continuously until smooth.
Bring to a boil and boil for about 1 minute or until the sauce is as thick as you like. Add the salt, pepper and cheese. Stir.
Add the pre-cooked shrimp.
Serve over pasta.
You can also add any other seafood that you like to this sauce or leave it out. I have also added chicken that was sauteed in garlic and olive oil.
This recipe also doubles well.
Sprinkle chopped parsley over to garnish. Top with extra grated parmesan cheese. Jan.

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review by lgriff97

2/18/2014

I put a lid on for about 6 minutes after I turned off the stove to help thicken it. I also added a about a tablespoon of flour.

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review by cookinggurl245

11/19/2010

I was really surprised at how great this came out! It was fantastic. I added some garlic powder to flavor it up a bit!

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review by Lapfish

6/26/2009

yummy but never got thick...I think the milk must need to be tweeked as it was still liquid after boiling.

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review by motorcityska

3/23/2009

Like most of the other reviewers, I decided to add sauteed garlic, mushrooms, and chicken and chicken to this recipe for more kick. I also had a jar of "four pepper blend" laying around, so I used that instead of white pepper. I love the sauce, but you MUST add seasonings, because on its own it's terribly bland. This was my first time making pasta sauce, so I wasn't sure how many noodles I should use. I used about 1/3 of a pound of linguine and am very happy with the proportion. Great recipe!

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review by Michawnpita

1/13/2009

This is a good base sauce but as a sauce on it's own, I would find very boring. I dropped a little garlic in the butter, added the flour then cooked that for at LEAST a minute, to get rid of the flour taste. After the sauce was made I dropped in a few teaspoons of premade Pesto sauce from TJ's and about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of parmesan. A winner for a simple base sauce.

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