Parmesan Cheese Sauce

Name: Parmesan Cheese Sauce
Yield: Makes about 1 1/4 cups
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 cup 1% low-fat milk; 1/2 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 pinch paprika

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Yield

Makes about 1 1/4 cups

This versatile creamy sauce is also great over steamed veggies and multi-grain pasta.

Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup 1% low-fat milk
1/2 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pinch paprika

How to Make It

Step 1

Melt 1 1/2 Tbsp. butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle 2 Tbsp. flour into melted butter, whisking constantly. Cook, whisking constantly, 30 seconds to 1 minute or until mixture is golden and lumpy.

Step 2

Gradually whisk in 1 cup 1% low-fat milk, and bring to a boil. Cook, whisking constantly, 1 to 2 minutes, or until thickened.

Step 3

Add 1/2 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese, 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper, and a pinch of paprika, whisking until smooth. Remove from heat, and use immediately.

Step 4

Spicy Cheese Sauce: Prepare Parmesan Cheese Sauce as directed, and whisk in 1 tsp. hot sauce.

Ratings & Reviews

FABULOUS

2016-05-07T16:29:11-04:00 AddieOh

I do admit I used 3/4 cup 1/2 & 1/2 and 1/4 cup 2%milk also 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan instead of 1/2 cup. (I LOVE FRESH PARMESAN!) Other than that I followed recipe. It turned out super good! I decided I wanted to add mushrooms, so melted a tablespoon of butter in a small skillet opened a can of mushrooms drained and chopped them then minced a large garlic clove and Shop a quarter cup of onions sauteed it all and added to the Parmesan sauce and it is fabulous thanks for this recipe I will be making!!

2016-05-07T16:30:45-04:00 AngellaKing

Okay...didn't mean shop...ment chopped!

So easy and delicious!

2016-03-24T19:41:25-04:00 Tsukino

This recipe was just what I was looking for. Something simple, fast, and made from scratch. It tasted heavenly. I added tuna and peas and served over spiral pasta. I will be making this often and trying out various cheeses for different flavors. Thank you for this delicious sauce!

AndreaGR's Review

2014-05-26T14:26:56-04:00 AndreaGR

Made this to go with linguine, shrimp and vegetables. Very good, but husband requested the next time to make it a little thinner, so I'll up the milk to 1½ cups. As a side note, if you cook the flour in the butter a sufficient amount of time, you should not have a problem with a floury taste. Mine came out just fine.

Awweirich's Review

2013-10-12T10:30:06-04:00 Awweirich

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Clanmember's Review

2013-01-17T05:14:41-05:00 Kat

Added cream cheese, used half n half along with milk (1/2 cup and 1/2 cup milk), added some garlic, more cheese, paprika..

gratitude24's Review

2012-09-11T17:52:17-04:00 Clanmember

Hubby rated it a 4 but I'm rating it a 3 because it still needs further tweaking... When I get the right ratios I'll post my own version but so far I used all of the above but: Olive Oil Used seasoned salt to give it a bit more flavor A bit more paprika A bit more shredded parmesan (had to add a bit more milk as well) Served it with browned sundried tomato chicken sausage and pasta.

katiemcada's Review

2010-12-17T01:04:07-05:00 Kelsi

Amazing alone, but when you add a few tablespoons of hot Hatch green chili it gets even better.

Tsukino's Review

2010-09-07T04:50:58-04:00 gratitude24

I was disappointed in the blandness of this recipe and all I could really taste once it was done was the flour. It has potential but I think in the future I will rework it with different seasonings, more cheese, and less flour. Perhaps sub olive oil for the butter to give it extra flavor.

AddieOh's Review

2010-06-07T22:42:04-04:00 katiemcada

This is an amazing Recipe! My 10-year-old brother and I made this sauce in about 5 min. and it turned out great! We will definitely be making this again :) PS This sauce is great for a special dinner or an everyday meal.

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