Like an Alfredo sauce with a little added pizazz, this easy sauce recipe is great over pasta with chicken or even to top steak and green beans. Grate your own Parmesan instead of buying pre-grated--the cheese will melt better for a silkier sauce.

Source: EatingWell Magazine, March 2019

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Recipe Summary

active:
20 mins
total:
20 mins
Servings:
8
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour and garlic; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook, whisking occasionally, until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Slowly whisk in half-and-half. Add basil sprig and cook, stirring often, until thickened, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat; discard basil sprig. Stir in chopped basil, Parmesan, salt and pepper.

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Tips

To make ahead: Refrigerate for up to 2 days.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons
58 calories; protein 1.8g; carbohydrates 2.2g; dietary fiber 0.1g; sugars 0.9g; fat 4.6g; saturated fat 2g; cholesterol 8.9mg; vitamin a iu 130.5IU; vitamin c 0.4mg; folate 4.1mcg; calcium 37.3mg; iron 0.1mg; magnesium 3.6mg; potassium 37.6mg; sodium 198mg.

1 fat

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