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garlic cream sauce in a bowl with a spoon

Garlic Sauce

Isabel Laessig
Our Creamy Garlic White Sauce uses just 6 ingredients for an easy sauce recipe you will want to use with everything from pasta to pizza!
4.66 from 43 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Servings 2 cups
Calories 657 kcal

Equipment

  • Whisk
  • Large non-stick skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tablespoons butter salted
  • 4 cloves garlic grated, or 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups half and half
  • cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley 1-2 tablespoons, or 2 teaspoons dried parsley

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat, then add garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Stir constantly so the garlic doesn't burn.
    Butter and garlic in a pan
  • Add in flour, stirring, and cook for about 1 minute, until lightly browned. Stir frequently. Whisk in half and half gradually and season with salt and pepper.
    Stirring garlic cream sauce
  • Simmer until it thickens, about 1-2 minutes - keep stirring now and then. Whisk out any lumps that form. Cook the sauce just until it thickens. When it thickly coats the back of a spoon, it's ready.
    Creamy garlic sauce with a spoon in a sauce pan
  • Stir in Parmesan and parsley, then remove pan from heat. Serve immediately for best results. It will thicken further off heat.
    Serve with dishes like pasta, pizza, chicken wings, beef, and more!
    Garlic cream sauce in a sauce pan

Notes

  • Stir frequently throughout the cooking process. You don't want the garlic to burn or the sauce to become lumpy.
  • Cook the sauce just until it thickens. When it thickly coats the back of a spoon, it's ready.
  • Serve immediately for best results. It will thicken further off heat.

Nutrition

Calories: 657kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 16gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 35gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 583mgPotassium: 418mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2349IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 482mgIron: 2mg
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