Old Fashioned Cream Sauce

Name: Old Fashioned Cream Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp bacon grease; 1/4 c diced onion; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp white pepper; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1/4 tsp dried thyme; 1/4 tsp celery seed; 1/4 c all purpose flour; 12 oz can evaporated milk or cream; 3 oz pkg. softened cream cheese, cut in chunks; 3/4 c broth- flavor depends on type of protein or vegetables you are using; 2 c cooked shredded meat or seafood or chopped vegetables; 1 1/2 c frozen peas and carrots ,thawed; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 4 large buttermilk biscuits, texas toast or thick garlic toast

By Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter

This is mom's favorite cream sauce. This sauce is very versatile; and can be used with 2 cups of your favorite cooked chicken, ham, turkey, ground beef, roast,fish, shrimp, crawfish, lobster ,pork, spam, tuna fish, dried beef or just with your favorite cooked vegetables, broccoli, asparagus, corn , good with scrambled eggs and bacon too,etc.

Rating:

★★★★★ 3 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

4 servings

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

20 Min

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

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3 Tbsp

bacon grease
1/4 c

diced onion
1/2 tsp

salt
1/2 tsp

white pepper
1 tsp

garlic powder
1/4 tsp

dried thyme
1/4 tsp

celery seed
1/4 c

all purpose flour
12 oz

can evaporated milk or cream
3 oz

pkg. softened cream cheese, cut in chunks
3/4 c

broth- flavor depends on type of protein or vegetables you are using
2 c

cooked shredded meat or seafood or chopped vegetables
1 1/2 c

frozen peas and carrots ,thawed
1 Tbsp

chopped fresh parsley
4 large

buttermilk biscuits, texas toast or thick garlic toast

How to Make Old Fashioned Cream Sauce

Step-by-Step

Heat grease in medium saucepan over medium heat until hot. Sauté onion 2 minutes, stir in salt and pepper, thyme,celery salt, garlic powder and flour. Whisk in milk and broth then cream cheese chunks stir until cheese melts and mixture begins to bubble.
Stir in the 2 cups of whatever you are using , such as chicken or seafood or just asparagus, etc. If meat or seafood is used, stir in the thawed peas and carrots and cook until heated through and vegetables are tender. Remove from heat; stir in parsley. Serve over split country biscuits of thick toasted garlic toast or Texas toast.
good with scrambled eggs and bacon on biscuits too.