By Mayo Clinic Staff
Dietitian's tip:
Baste or serve this basil butter tomato sauce over roasted chicken, veal or pork.
Number of servings
Serves 4
- DASH diet
- Low-sodium
- Heart-healthy
- Weight management
- Low-fat
- Diabetes meal plan
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose (plain) flour
- 1 cup unsalted chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomato paste
Directions
In a small, heavy saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Whisk in the flour and cook until the mixture is light tan, about 2 minutes. To avoid burning, stir the mixture continuously. Add the chicken broth and turn up the heat to medium, stirring until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the basil and tomato paste. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes more. Serve warm.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: 1/3 cup
- Total fat 3 g
- Calories 43
- Protein 1 g
- Cholesterol 8 mg
- Total carbohydrate 3 g
- Dietary fiber 0.5 g
- Monounsaturated fat 1 g
- Saturated fat 2 g
- Trans fat Trace
- Sodium 111 mg
- Added sugars 0 g
- Vegetables 1
- Fats and oils 1/2
- Nonstarchy vegetables 1
- Fats 1/2
July 09, 2015Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/basil-butter-and-sundried-tomato-sauce/rcp-20049738