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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2007
In a Bechamel Sauce the actual dairy ingredient is milk but using half and half is a not too bad idea. Only thing I wouldn't put in is dried thyme, ground cayenne pepper, and chicken broth
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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2007
I use this often in lasagna. Instead of the cream and broth, I use 2 cups milk and a bouillon cube. Sometimes I'll also add in some grated emmental or parmesan cheese.
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Reviewed: May 25, 2007
I use this recipe as a basic sauce for all occasions: add blue cheese or roasted pepper (these are only examples) for a great pasta sauce, or mix left over vegetables or potatoes with it and bake in the oven for 30 minutes - makes a very tasty casserole. I like this easy to make recipe to pep every-day meals up. I have to admit that it is a bit too bland to use it as a simple sauce over meat or potatoes - but it is very versatile if someone uses it with some ideas! Thanks for the recipe - I use it a lot! :) btw - I do not have chicken broth, chicken bouillon cubes do just fine, though. Just cut down on the extra salt.
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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2007
This was very simple to prepare. I added a little chedder cheese, which I know is not the traditional Bechamel however, I thought the kids would enjoy it better this way. Served over "Poulet Au Saucisse" from this site. It was the perfect complement.
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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2007
For Dreginek to help "spice it up" a bit more you could simmer the cream with a 1/4 of a white onion, bay leaf, and one whole clove. Remove these items and then thicken w/ roux and season to taste.
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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2006
Excellent recipe, I also followed the advise from another user to use one more teaspoon of skim milk since that's what I had and it turned out perfect. I used the Bechamel to make my Tuna Crepes and it was a success.
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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2006
Liked this. First time making a Bechamel sauce. Used onion powder instead of grated. Added a few extra seasonings. I plan on finding other recipes that I can use this sauce with.
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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2006
Thank you so much for this recipe! It was awesome :) I am living in Bhutan now where I cannot get a majority of food & spice items, and I was still able create this and make it “vegetarian”. After over 2 months without any good pasta, I was ecstatic to find this, although I had to make a few modifications… First I don’t like onions and did not have onion powder, so just used an onion oil flavored packet from a packet of noodles similar to Ramen. Second, I didn’t have actual chicken broth but made it with 1 ½ chicken “flavored” bouillon cubes. I didn’t have the pepper or thyme, but the “chicken” bouillon gave it plenty of flavor and I added a pinch of chili pepper flakes and 2 gloves crushed garlic after a few minutes of cooking. I replaced the half and half with canned low fat cream. Finally, I added a bag of sautéed fresh local mushrooms to the sauce before it was done thickening and cooked for some time, then served over tri-colored rotini-like pasta. My fiancé (who usually likes only traditional Bhutanese food) and I both loved it! I will be making this again today and many, many more times! Will probably double the sauce next time if I hope to have any leftovers…
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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2006
It was pretty good. I added left over bacon to mine to make a carbonara type sauce.
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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2006
excellent sauce, put it over pasta as a side dish and it was very good. just what I wanted, creamy sauce without the cheesy flavor of alfredo sauces. I would suggest adding an extra tablespoon of flour or add alittle cornstarch, as it didn't thicken enough for my liking.
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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2006
Just great the way it is.
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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2006
This was really good, but didn't thicken. I had to add cornstarch
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Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2005
I used this on a four cheese lasagna like I had on my honeymoon -mmmm!
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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2005
I really liked this sauce. I followed the directions, except I halved the recipe. I addred some sauteed mushrooms to the sauce and LOVED it. I recommend this recipe to everyone. I placed cooked pasta and placed grilled chicken and poured the sauce over the top. It was delish!!!
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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2005
This is simple to make and extremely tasty with chicken and pasta
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Reviewed: May 23, 2005
I didn't like this at all. It was too salty and just plain didn't taste right. Sorry. Thanks anyway.
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Reviewed: May 7, 2005
Great Recipe! I used this sauce on pasta and put a Grilled Delmonico Steak on top of it all and it was just great. I made it for my wife on mothers day and we both loved it!
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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2005
We thought this was wonderful! Substituted onion powder for the grated onion and was still very good!
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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2004
Folks, this is the best ever!!! The recipe is foolproof. You can't go wrong with this one.
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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2004
Excellent! The chicken broth, thyme, and cayenne pepper improved the flavor of this sauce over other Bechamel sauce recipes I tried. For a more delicate, yet creamier flavor, you might want to substitute the 2 TBsp flour and 1 cup half-and-half for 1 TBsp corn starch and 1 cup table cream. Mix the corn starch with the cold cream and room-temperature chicken broth prior to adding it to the melted butter.
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