A versatile creamy cheese sauce for serving over savory bread puddings, crepes, eggs, chicken and pasta dishes. This recipe for Light Creamy Parmesan Sauce is the finishing touch to my Ham and Gruyere Baked French Toast.
But why stop there. Try this delightful sauce with savory crepes, chicken, pasta or even eggs. For instance, consider asparagus and ham filled crepes, drizzled with this sauce.
Or another idea that comes too mind and is always a hit, English muffins served with eggs cooked to your liking, drizzled with Light and Creamy Parmesan Sauce. This would be a slightly different take of the classic Eggs Benedict.
This savory and creamy sauce is quick and easy to make. Additionally, it comes together with a few simple ingredients. In less than 8 minutes, the sauce is ready to serve and dress up the dish of your choice.
A serving of 2 Tablespoons is 2 WW Smart Points, or 1 WW Smart Point for 1 Tablespoon.
A serving of 2 Tablespoons is 42 calories.
Buon Appetito!
PrintLight Creamy Parmesan Sauce
A light creamy Parmesan sauce that is excellent served over savory bread puddings, crepes, eggs and pasta dishes.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 13 minutes
- Yield: 1 Cup 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: French Inspired
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 2 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup Chicken Broth
- 1/4 cup 2% Milk
- 1/2 ounce Parmesan Cheese, grated finely (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt PLUS
- 1/8 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- Pinch of ground Nutmeg
Instructions
- Over medium heat, melt the butter in a small saute or sauce pan.
- Whisk in flour and cook for about 1 minute.
- Reducing the heat to low and gradually whisk in the milk. The mixture will become very thick.
- Continue cooking over low heat and slowly whisk in the broth. Once the mixture is combined and smooth, raise the heat source to medium-low and bring up to a low boil. As soon as the first bubbles appear, reduce the heat back down to low and simmer the sauce for 3 minutes.
- Once the sauce has thickened, remove from the heat and whisk in the parmesan cheese. Continue to whisk the sauce until the cheese is completely incorporated.
- Sprinkle in a pinch of nutmeg, whisking to combine and serve.
Notes
If your sauce becomes too thick, you can add a tablespoon of broth one tablespoon at a time in order to thin, until desired thickness is acquired.
