Easy Homemade Béchamel Sauce Recipe

Name: Easy Homemade Béchamel Sauce Recipe
Total time: 40 mins
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons butter; 0.25 cup all-purpose flour; 1 quart milk; 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste; 0.25 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Béchamel sauce is a creamy French white sauce essential in dishes like lasagna and moussaka. This quick and easy béchamel sauce is ready in minutes.

Total time40 mins
Prep time5 mins
Cook time35 mins
Yield1 quart, 8

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Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter
0.25 cup all-purpose flour
1 quart milk
1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
0.25 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Instructions

Gather all ingredients.
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk into the melted butter until smooth. Cook and stir until flour turns a light, golden, sandy color, about 7 minutes.
Increase heat to medium-high and slowly whisk in milk until thickened by the roux. Bring to a gentle simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low and continue simmering until the flour has softened and no longer tastes gritty, 10 to 20 minutes.
Season to taste with salt and nutmeg.
Serve hot and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 139 kcal
Fat Content: 10 g
Fiber Content: 0 g
Sugar Content: 6 g
Sodium Content: 683 mg
Protein Content: 5 g
Cholesterol Content: 29 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 9 g
Saturated Fat Content: 6 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g