Best White Pasta Sauce Recipes

WHITE SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Melt butter and margarine in a saucepan over medium-low heat; stir in flour and bouillon until roux is well blended. Continue to cook and stir until thickened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium and whisk water into roux until smooth. Stir in milk; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes more. Season with white pepper.

PASTA WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. In a saucepan, saute garlic and anchovies in oil for 3 minutes, breaking up anchovies. Stir in the clam juice, clams, water, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until sauce is reduced by half. Drain pasta; toss with clam sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

PASTA WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Begin preparing pasta. While preparing pasta, saute onions and garlic in olive oil. Add all ingredients except can of clam sauce. Heat on medium. Once mixture is heated, reduce heat to medium low and add clam sauce. Heat slowly.
• Once pasta is done, combine with sauce mixture and garnish with parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

PASTA WITH WHITE SAUSAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta.
• Put the butter in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. As it melts, crumble the sausage meat into it, making the bits quite small, 1/2 inch or less. Add the liquid, and adjust the heat so that the mixture simmers gently.
• Cook the pasta until it is tender but not at all mushy. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.
• Drain the pasta, and dress with the sauce, adding a little of the reserved cooking liquid if necessary. Toss with salt, pepper and Parmesan, and serve.

CRAB PASTA IN A CREAMY GARLIC WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta and set aside.
• Melt butter in small skillet. Add garlic and onion and cook until tender. Add wine and cook until liquid reduces to half. Add salt and pepper.
• In large skillet, heat 1 tbs butter and flour. Cook until smooth. Add milk slowly, stirring to smooth out. Add onion mixture, stir, Add crab meat, stir. Add pasta and stir.
• Serve with grated romano cheese.

WHITE CREAM SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat in wide sauce pan, or deep skillet.
• Stir in flour and mix with a wooden spoon until blended.
• Slowly add milk to pan, careful not to burn it.
• When milk is fully intergrated into rue, increase heat and reduce for 10 minutes, stir often to prevent burn.
• If sauce too thick, add more milk.
• If too thin, add more flour.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour over warmed buttered pasta, and cover with cheese.
• Serve immediatlly.

BAKED PASTA WITH SAUSAGE AND BABY PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil; cook the penne uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and return to the pot.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the sausage in the hot oil until crumbly and no longer pink, about 7 minutes: remove from the skillet, leaving the fat in the pan, and set aside. Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the skillet and add the mushrooms and garlic. Cook and stir until the mushrooms have browned and begun to release their liquid, about 5 minutes more. Return the sausage to the skillet and pour in the heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper and return to a simmer, cooking until the sauce begins to thicken, about 5 minutes more. Pour the sauce over the pasta and stir. Stir in 1/2 cup mozzarella and Parmesan. Pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Broil in the preheated oven until the mozzarella cheese is bubbly and golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes.

WHITE SAUCE CRAB PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta as directed on the box.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring often until softened, for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook for about 1 minute.
• Stir in the clam juice, cream and garlic powder.
• Bring to a boil, stirring continuously.
• Drain pasta and return to the pot.
• Stir in the imitation crab and cream sauce.
• Toss to combine all the ingredients.
• Garnish with cilantro or parsley if desired.

SHRIMP SCAMPI PASTA WITH WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is transparent, about 4 minutes. Add tomato, olives, Chardonnay wine, leeks, lemon juice, capers, salt, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil. Mix in shrimp and simmer until pink, about 10 minutes. Stir in heavy whipping cream and cilantro. Serve on top of angel hair pasta.

CHICKEN AND PASTA IN WHITE WINE GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
• Combine chicken in large skillet with water, olive oil, mushrooms, onion, garlic, and spices.
• Cook until onion is tender.
• Add tomatoes, wine, salt and pepper to taste.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer about 15 minutes while preparing pasta, stirring occasionally.
• Drain pasta al dente,place into serving dish and toss with olive oil.
• Pour chicken mixture over pasta.
• Serve with fresh salad and garlic toast.
• I am very generous with my spices when i make this dish and usually add more than the recipe calls for, but it is quite delicious as written.

PASTA WITH WHITE WINE CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water with a dash of salt to a boil, and add perciatelli, and cook until al dente. Drain pasta, but reserve some of pasta water in case you need to thin the sauce.
• In a large skillet, over a medium heat, heat the olive oil until warmed, but not smoking.
• Add garlic and stir to prevent burning, cooking until garlic releases scent, then add parsley and continue to cook for another minute or two.
• Add about 1 cup of clam juice from canned clams, white wine, and salt.
• If desired, add pepper flakes.
• Cook until bubbling.
• Mix flour with about 1/2 cup cold clam juice or wine, and then stir into the bubbling sauce, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens.
• Turn heat down to low, and add clams and cook over low heat for 5 minutes to gently heat clams. You may need to add more clam juice or a little pasta water. Taste to correct seasoning, and add more salt if you want.
• Pour drained perciatelli into the skillet, and mix well.
• Add squeeze of fresh lemon.

PASTA AND WHITE BEANS IN LIGHT TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy, large skillet over medium heat.
• Add garlic and saute until golden, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.
• Add parsley, basil and oregano and simmer, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes.
• Add beans and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Place freshly cooked pasta in bowl.
• Pour sauce over and toss thoroughly.
• Also nice with grated Parmesan or Pecorino cheese.

CHOCOLATE PASTA WITH CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CREAM SAUCE, WHITE CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS AND FRESH BERRIES

Steps:

• For the pasta: Sift together the flour, cocoa and sugar. Add a pinch salt and mound the flour mixture in a large bowl or on a clean work surface. Hollow out the center, making a well in the middle of the flour with steep sides. Break the eggs into the well. Add the chocolate syrup and vanilla. Gently mix together with a fork. Gradually start incorporating the flour by pulling in the flour from the sides of the well. As you incorporate more of the flour, the dough will start to take shape. Once it gets thick, you can use a spatula to incorporate the rest of the flour.
• If the dough is too dry, add a little water. If the dough is too wet or sticky, add a little flour. Once the dough comes together, knead the dough on a clean work surface until it becomes smooth, about 8 minutes. Shape into a disc, cover with plastic wrap and let rest in the fridge, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Divide your rested dough into quarters and work with one piece at a time, covering your other pieces to keep them moist. Flour each piece lightly, shape it into a rectangular shape and put it through a pasta sheeter attachment, starting at the widest setting. Run the dough once through the largest setting, fold it into thirds and run it through one more time. Then run the pasta through the sheeting attachment once on every number, stopping at 5 or 6, depending on how thick you would like it. Lightly flour the rolled out pasta sheet and fold in half. Take your chef knife and cut ribbons about a 1/2-inch thick, then unravel the pasta ribbons and place on a floured baking sheet to keep from sticking.
• For the sauce: Bring the heavy cream to a simmer in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat and stir in the chocolate-hazelnut spread. Add a pinch salt and continue whisking until the sauce is creamy. Remove from the heat and reserve.
• Cook the chocolate pasta in a large pot of boiling water, 3 minutes. Immediately remove the pasta from the water and toss gently with the sauce and a little of the pasta cooking water to help with the consistency.
• Mound the pasta and sauce on dessert plates and garnish with the fresh berries, a dollop of creme fraiche, white chocolate shavings and skinless toasted chopped hazelnuts, to garnish.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all fresh herbs on a cutting board, and mince. You will need a very sharp knife to do this right.
• Fill a large pot with water, and add salt to taste. Bring to a boil.
• In a medium saucepan, add oil, and heat over medium heat until oil is hot.
• Drain the canned clams.
• Add clams and minced garlic to oil, and saute until clams are hot (about two minutes), stirring frequently.
• While clam and garlic mixture is heating, put the angel hair pasta in the boiling water. Cook according to the directions on the box.
• Continue stirring the clam and garlic mixture, being careful to not let the garlic burn.
• Add chopped herbs to the clam/garlic mixture, and saute for another two minutes. Remove from heat.
• When pasta is done to "al dente", remove from heat and drain water.
• Put pasta into a large bowl, and add clam/garlic/herb mixture. Mix well to prevent the pasta from sticking. Serve immediately.
• Optionally, you can add sliced or chopped fresh onion to the sauce. Also, you can substitute (or add in addition to) shrimp, chicken, scallops, crab meat, oysters, squid, etc, for the clams. It can also be topped with grated Parmesan or Romano cheese, though traditionally, it is not.
• This sauce is highly flexible, and can be modified in any number of ways. I always recommend using angel hair pasta though, as it soaks up the flavors better than any other type of pasta.

PASTA WITH CHICKEN IN A LIGHT WHITE WINE AND FRESH HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet and add the chicken, red onion and garlic. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Start to cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet (if using fresh pasta, wait a while as it takes less time to cook).
• Pour the white wine into the skillet with the chicken, bring to the boil and simmer until the liquid is reduced by about half. Do not reduce it for too long or there will not be enough sauce.
• Stir in the mascarpone cheese and fresh herbs. Crumble in the half stock cube.
• Heat the sauce through gently for a few minutes but do not boil.
• Drain the pasta and spoon the sauce over it in the pan. Toss to coat the pasta.
• Serve immediately.

PASTA AND SIMPLE WHITE SAUCE (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Put your choice of pasta on to boil. (salt water).
• On low/med. heat Melt butter in sauce pan. Add milk with Baking powder mixed in it before you pour it in with your butter. Wisk it with a fork. Add salt, Parmesan cheese, and garlic powder.
• Stir almost constantly so Milk doesn't burn or clump (trust me it will if you don't stir!).
• after pasta is strained, pour sauce on the pasta in the pot you boiled the pasta in and mix up well. Let simmer for a minute.
• Serve with a little extra parmesan cheese on top.

SHRIMP PASTA WITH ASIAGO CHEESE AND WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta and reserve 3/4 cups of pasta water for sauce
• Sauté mushrooms in butter in a large deep skillet.
• Push mushrooms to the side when almost done then add garlic and coarsely chopped sweet onion and cook until onion is translucent.
• Add pasta water, white wine, chicken base, shrimp and grape tomatoes to skillet and cook until shrimp turns pink.
• Add fresh parsley, basil, oregano, crushed red pepper and 3/4 cup of asiago cheese to skillet and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Serve white wine, shrimp sauce over cooked pasta and garnish with more asiago cheese.

CLAMS AND PASTA IN WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• in a large deep heavy skillet, melt butter over med-high heat. stir fry pancetta until it turns golden, about 5 minutes. remove from pan, drain off all fat except 1 tablespoon.
• add garlic 2 tablespoons of the parsley and hot pepper flakes, stir fry for 1 minute. pour in clam juice and wine, bring to a boil, add clams, cover and steam until open, about 5 minutes, discard any that do not open.
• meanwhile in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook linguine until tender but firm. drain and add to pan along with pancetta, toss to coat well.
• sprinkle with remaining parsley and serve.

WHITE SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Melt butter and margarine in saucepan over medium heat.
• Add flour and stir.
• Add milk and cream, stir.
• Mix together broth and cornstarch add to saucepan.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Boil one minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Add salt, spices and cheese.

PASTA WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Put up 6 quarts of water to boil in a large pot.
• Open the chowder clams, making sure to catch all the clam juice. Mince the clams and reserve them. Measure the juice; it should come to about 2 cups. If it doesn't, make up the difference with bottled clam juice. Then add 1/2 cup water, making 2 1/2 cups liquid in all.
• Pour the olive oil into a wide heavy pot over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and saute for 4 to 5 minutes or until the garlic just starts to turn gold. Add a little clam juice to loosen the garlic then add the rest of the 2 1/2 cups. Raise heat.
• Salt the boiling water lightly and add the capellini, stirring well. Cook until just al dente, about 7 to 8 minutes.
• Simmer the clam juice in its pot for two minutes. Raise heat and add the Manilla clams. Cover. Within two minutes or so, their shells should swing open; remove the Manilla clams from the pot and place them in a bowl. Turn heat to low under clam juice in pot and add the reserved, raw, minced clams. Cook very gently for 1/2 minute.
• The pasta should be done at this point. Spill the pasta into a colander and place the cooking pot over a low flame. Return the pasta to the cooking pot. Add 2/3 of the clam juice, plus the liquid that has collected in the bowl of Manilla clams. Add 3 tablespoons of the minced parsley. Stir to blend, about one minute. Divide pasta among 5 to 6 individual pasta bowls and top with the remaining clam juice, the remaining parsley, and the Manilla clams. Serve immediately.