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parmesan cheesy cream sauce

Easy Cheesy Cream Sauce

5 from 7 votes
With only 6 ingredients, this cheesy cream sauce is so simple to make to complement your favorite pasta or chicken dish, completed in under 20 minutes!
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 cup heavy cream (or half heavy cream, half milk)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup fresh parmesan and/or mozzarella

Method
 

  1. Melt the butter of medium heat. Stir in the flour to create the roux, cooking for 1-2 minutes.
  2. Pour in the cream, salt, pepper, and nutmeg and fully incorporate the roux. Simmer on low for 10 minutes or until the sauce is thick.
  3. Add the cheese and continue cooking 2 minutes or until melted. Serve warm over your favorite pasta.