Recipes from Italy · by Barbara Felicità Lucchini★ 5.0 (23)
Béchamel Sauce (Besciamella) - A Classic Italian White Sauce
NUTRITION · PER SERVING20M COOK
CAL 11%·PRO 11%
CARBS 16G29% OF CAL
0G FIBER6G SUGAR9G OTHER
FAT 15G61% OF CAL
9G SAT6G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
A smooth, creamy white sauce made from butter, flour, and milk with subtle nutmeg. A foundational mother sauce used to build numerous other sauces and dishes.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 500 ml milk (- 2 cups)
- 50 g unsalted butter (- 1.8 oz)
- 50 g flour (- 1.8 oz)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- nutmeg (- to taste)
- Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (- to taste, optional)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 20M
CAL 11%·PRO 11%
CARBS 16G29% OF CAL
0G FIBER6G SUGAR9G OTHER
FAT 15G61% OF CAL
9G SAT6G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 5m
- Cook
- 15m
- Sodium
- 210mg
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 17mg
- Calcium
- 167mg
- Iron
- 0.59mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 5M
- SODIUM
- 210MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.