Best 11 Easy Cream Sauce Recipes

EASY CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS AND ZUCCHINI IN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook chicken until slightly browned, stirring frequently, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a plate. Cover with foil or a bowl to keep warm.
• Heat olive oil in the same skillet over medium heat and cook green onions until soft, about 2 minutes. Add zucchini slices and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and stir to combine. Return chicken to the skillet and sprinkle with flour. Stir in cream and cook until sauce has thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

QUICK AND EASY PENNE WITH SAUSAGE, MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, over medium heat saute sausage (casings removed) until crumbled and brown.
• Remove to a paper towel-lined dish with a slotted spoon.
• Add butter, mushrooms and crushed red pepper to same skillet and saute in sausage drippings.
• Cover, cook until mushrooms are tender - about 5 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and whipping cream to skillet - reduce heat to low. Occasionally stirring as sauce thickens.
• In different pot, cook pasta according to directions on box. Drain pasta. Return to same pot.
• Add sausage, mushroom mixture, and cheese to pasta.
• Toss over medium heat, until pasta is coated and sauce begins to thicken.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• **Add more chicken broth if sauce seems dry.

QUICK & EASY MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Set water for cooking pasta on to boil. Cook pasta for time indicated on box, drain.
• While boiling water and cooking pasta, bring olive oil to heat over medium high in sauce pan.
• Add in onion, sautee for 5 minutes or until soft, add in garlic and continue to sautee for 2 more minutes.
• Stir in sour cream, can of soup, broth (or wine), worchestershire and pepper, stir until smooth. Reduce heat to medium and bring to simmer.
• When sauce is thickened to your liking, stir in parmesan cheese then combine with the cooked, drained pasta.

EASY CREAM WALNUT SAUCE FOR RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Grind up the nuts in a food processor completely.
• Add the butter and olive oil and pulse a few times until a nice paste forms.
• Add the cheese and pulse 2-3 times.
• Add the cream gradually and keep it on a continual blend until smooth.
• Put the cooked ravioli onto plates, and pour equal amounts of the sauce over it. The hot ravioli will heat up the sauce on its own after a few minutes.

MEATBALLS IN SOUR CREAM SAUCE OVER EGG NOODLES (MADE EASY)

Steps:

• IN a large pot, bring 2-3 quarts water to a boil; ADD salt to taste and 8-12 ounces egg noodles; RETURN to a boil.
• WHILE noodles are cooking, heat 15-25 frozen cooked small meatballs in a microwave at 100% power for one minute.
• INTO a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat, add 1/3 cup butter until melted; ADD 1/3 cup flour; COOK just until just bubbly (but not browned).
• WHEN noodles are tender yet firm, drain; RETURN drained noodles to pot over low heat; ADD 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon of the minced fresh parsley; KEEP noodles warmed over lowest heat (refresh noodle moistness by adding a little water if needed).
• OPEN both cans of beef broth; QUICKLY whisk in beef broth into butter and flour roux until smooth; STIR in the remaining minced parsley, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, seasonings and freshly ground pepper to taste; ADD the mushrooms and meatballs; BRING mixture to a boil while stirring; REDUCE heat to medium-low until fully thickened.
• STIR in 1 cup sour cream; KEEP sauce warmed until serving, stirring as needed.
• FOR SAUCE AND MEATBALLS SERVED OVER NOODLES: Arrange warm buttered egg noodles on serving plates. Ladle warm sauce and meatballs over noodles.
• FOR NOODLES MIXED WITH SAUCE AND MEATBALLS: Gently fold sauce with prepared noodles until well-blended.
• GARNISH each serving with a light dusting of paprika (or a pinch of dried dill), and a fresh parsley sprig if desired.
• SERVE and enjoy!

EASY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pan, melt all of the butter.
• Add the cream cheese and the chicken broth.
• While stirring the sauce, bring sauce to a boil for a minute.
• Don't burn the sauce!
• Simmer for 2-5 more minutes.
• Serve atop any meal; it's delicious!

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN IN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice the chicken into thin strips and toss in the seasoned cornflour.
• Heat the oil in a pan and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown.
• Add the mushrooms and cook until tender,about 2 minutes.
• Remove the chicken and mushrooms and keep warm.
• Pour the wine into the pan, bring it to the boil, and then add the cream. Cook for 1-2 minutes, until the sauce is thick and creamy. Season to taste.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve.

EASY VEGETARIAN PASTA BAKE WITH TOMATOES AND CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Combine chopped tomatoes, 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, heavy cream, tomato paste, sour cream, remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, and cooked garlic in a large bowl and season with Italian herbs, salt, and pepper. Mix in penne pasta and spread into the prepared baking dish. Cover with sliced tomatoes and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.

ROASTED GARLIC STUFFED STEAK WITH GARLIC MASHERS AND BALSAMIC CREAM SAUCE(VERY EASY)

Steps:

• Marinate the steaks overnight in olive oil, sea salt and fresh cracked pepper.
• You can utilize any fresh herbs you have in your garden or local market such as rosemary.
• Take the steaks out and let them rest about an hour before you start to work with them.
• In the meantime, fire up the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Take your garlic bulbs and slice them in half diagonally.
• Season with olive oil and sea salt.
• Roast on a pan in the oven for about 15 minutes or until the garlic is nice and golden brown and your house smells heavenly.
• Take out and set aside.
• Heat your saute pan with some olive oil and throw in about 6 cloves of fresh chopped garlic when hot.
• Add spinach and saute until spinach is just wilted.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Chop up the sun-dried tomatoes and toss with the spinach.
• When the spinach has cooled, throw in the brie and the roasted garlic.
• You can easily pull the roasted garlic from the'husk' by using a toothpick to pull it out.
• Mix together very well!
• Season with salt and pepper.
• You can also throw in a teaspoon or so of fresh rosemary at this point.
• Set aside.
• Take your steaks and cut a slit into the side of them, just as you would with stuffing pork chops.
• Carefully stuff the steaks with your roasted garlic stuffing.
• Throw those guys on the BBQ for about 3-4 minutes per side pending your guests preference.
• I serve these steaks over garlic mashers which I usually just throw in an extra bulb of garlic to roast when making the stuffing and mash it all up with some fresh potatoes, butter and cream.
• A little parsley to garnish.
• For the sauce, take 4 tablespoons of butter and melt in a saucepan over low heat.
• Add about 6 cloves of fresh chopped garlic, 1/4 cup of cream and 4 tablespoons of good quality balsamic vinegar.
• Throw in a sprig of fresh rosemary and reduce the sauce by about 1/3.
• Take out the rosemary.
• To plate, place lean against a heap of the garlic mashers and drizzle the sauce around the plate and over the potatoes.
• Garnish with fresh rosemary.
• It is excellent to have a nice fresh loaf of bread to serve with this.
• I also BBQ up some fresh local corn on the grill to accompany this meal.
• It is a fairly easy and gourmet meal to prepare.
• You can even make the stuffing the night before.
• Enjoy!
• And long live garlic!

EASY PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE (ICE CREAM TOPPING)

Steps:

• Add evaporated milk to peanut butter, a small amount at a time, blending until smooth.
• Stir in corn syrup.
• Use for sundaes, drizzle on cake, etc.

EASY PRALINE SAUCE FOR ICE CREAM- DAD'S RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. When boiling add remaining ingredients and stir as it returns to a boil. When it reaches a full boil remove from heat, pour into a container, and refrigerate. Mixture will thicken as it cools.
• 2. Serve over ice cream. Add whipped topping and a cherry if desired.