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No Butter White Sauce Recipe


Our No Butter White Sauce is a versatile white sauce without the fat and cholesterol of classic white sauce recipes. We lighten up Substitute olive oil for butter in sauce recipesthis white sauce recipe by eliminating the butter and replacing it with healthy organic virgin olive oil. To make a lower fat version you can use non-fat milk instead of low-fat milk.

Below is our basic version that can be used over chicken, potatoes or rice. Try adding 1/2 chopped Crimini mushrooms, 1/2 cup finely minced onion and increasing milk by 1/3 cup to create a flavorful, light mushroom sauce.  For another
low-fat delicious sauce recipe, try our No Butter White Wine and Herb Sauce recipe.

2 cups low fat milk
A dash of Cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon Organic Poultry Seasoning
1 1/2 tablespoons organic extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons flour
Sea salt and pepper to taste

In a medium skillet, warm olive oil over medium heat. Add cayenne pepper and organic poultry seasoning to warm olive oil. Stir with a whisk until dry ingredients are incorporated into the oil. Slowly add flour and stir with a whisk until a thick paste forms. Remove skillet from heat and slowly add milk while constantly whisking until the milk is completely incorporated into the olive oil and flour paste. Return the skillet to the stove top, simmer over medium heat while stirring until mixture thickens. Add additional milk to reach desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste.


Basic Cooking Utensils:

Wire Whisk for making sauce recipesTo make a great sauce even from the easiest sauce recipe, you need to have a good whisk. Whisks come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes but if you are investing in one I suggest you start with the classic whisk shapes shown here.  Classic whisks are typically wire with a firm handle.

If you are cooking with non-stick or teflon coated pans you will Kitchenaid whisk for sauce recipesneed to have a whisk that will not scratch the surface of your pots. My favorite non-stick pan safe whisk for sauce recipes is made by Kitchenaid and is pictured here. You can find whisks at cooking stores, department stores or online.