Basic White Sauce
A butter, flour, and milk white sauce that can be turned into alfredo or stroganoff.
Added September 29, 2026
Prep
~5 min
Cook
~10 min
Total
~15 min
~ Times are estimates where the original recipe did not say.
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Steps
Melt the butter in a sauce pan and mix thoroughly with the flour.
Add the milk in small segments and bring to a low boil while stirring constantly.
Continue cooking until smooth.
Notes & tips
- Can thin out the sauce with milk, water, or chicken broth.
- Can thicken with flour and milk.
- Can add cheese at the end for an alfredo sauce.
- Can add 1 can of cream of mushroom soup and sour cream for stroganoff.
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