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    Home » Sauces, Toppings, Dips and Dressings

    Nov 29, 2020 · Modified: Jan 31, 2021 by Melinda O'Malley Keckler · This post may contain affiliate links · this blog generates income via ads.

    White Pizza Sauce

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    White Pizza Sauce is a great alternative to red sauce on pizza. This recipe is easy to make from scratch, and is ready to top a pizza crust in fewer than 15 minutes. This white sauce is the perfect first layer for a veggie pizza, chicken or even turkey pizza. Add your toppings and enjoy every bite, this is better than any takeout pizza!

    White pizza sauce on a large pizza crust in a pan.
    White pizza sauce is the perfect start to veggie, chicken or turkey pizzas.

    Quick and Easy

    White pizza sauce is fast to fix and a delicious topping for your next pizza. It makes enough to cover a family-sized large pizza, so you can make it fresh, easily assemble your pizza and get it into the oven quick.

    Butter and flour mixed together with a whisk in a pan on the stove.
    Whisk the butter and flour until thickened and well-combined as a roux.

    Start with a Roux

    Don't ever feel intimidated by a recipe that calls for roux. (It's pronounced "ROO") You can do this! A roux is simply flour and fat cooked together - usually whisked, and then used to thicken a sauce. It's actually very easy and is the starting point for so many great made from scratch recipes. Roux is the base to most white sauces, gravy and chowders, to name a few. I love how Taste of Home describes the process of perfecting roux.

    Toppings for Pizza

    Anytime you need a subtle, but garlicky sauce for a pizza topping, this is the recipe I think you should try. It's so easy and there's nothing better than a made from scratch sauce to top your favorite pizza. I love this sauce for vegetarian pizza or any pizza that calls for chicken or turkey.

    White sauce with parmesan and oregano and a whisk.
    Once the sauce thickens, add the oregano, salt, pepper and shredded parmesan cheese.
    What type of milk should I use?

    This white pizza sauce recipe is so close to being an Alfredo sauce, I highly recommend using either 2% or whole milk. You will still get good results using skim or 1% milk, but there's a creaminess that really can't be beat by using a milk with a slightly higher fat content.

    White pizza sauce in a small glass jar.
    Oregano, garlic along with plenty of parmesan cheese flavor this white pizza sauce perfectly!

    Use Homemade Pizza Crust to start your favorite pizza recipes. Or if you are in the mood for a pasta instead of pizza, try Tomato Cream Sauce or Fresh Pesto as the perfect topping to any pasta recipe.

    White pizza sauce in a small glass jar.

    White Pizza Sauce

    Garlic and parmesan flavor this smooth white sauce. It's a perfect change of pace from traditional red sauce on pizza.
    4.99 from 136 votes
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 10
    Calories: 81kcal
    Author: Melinda O'Malley Keckler

    Ingredients 

    • 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
    • 2 tablespoons flour
    • 1 cup milk
    • 2 teaspoons minced garlic about two cloves
    • 1 teaspoon oregano ground
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • 1 cup parmesan cheese grated

    Instructions

    Melt Butter, Add Garlic and Milk

    • Melt butter in a medium sized pan on the stove. Add garlic and cook in the hot butter for about 30 seconds. Add the flour and whisk until the flour is combined with the butter and garlic. Continue whisking for about a minute, be careful not to brown the butter.
    • Add milk and continue whisking until the sauce starts to thicken.

    Add Spices and Cheese

    • Add oregano, salt, pepper and cheese. Stir until all the ingredients are combine.
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    Notes

    Please note, the nutritional information is calculated based on the approximate amount of sauce on one slice of pizza, if a large pizza is cut into 10 slices. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 81kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 287mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 188IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 1mg

    Please note, the nutrition details are estimated using a food database and are offered here only as a guideline for informational purposes.

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    1. Nancy C says

      January 31, 2022 at 4:39 pm

      5 stars
      WOW! So easy to make and delicious! This would be great with homemade Italian bread and use the sauce to dip your bread in. 🇮🇹

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    2. Dennis Littley says

      December 29, 2021 at 8:10 am

      5 stars
      I tried your sauce on some homemade pizzas and everyone loved them. Thanks for a delicoius recipe!

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      • Melinda O'Malley Keckler says

        December 29, 2021 at 8:48 am

        Thank you Chef Dennis! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the white sauce on pizza. 🙂

        Reply
    3. nancy says

      December 27, 2021 at 7:15 pm

      5 stars
      yummy white sauce

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