The creamy sauce perfectly complements traditional spaghetti. This dressing can be classic with a delicate taste or very spicy. Variants with the addition of original ingredients are popular: mushrooms, lemon, garlic, tomatoes, white wine and even smoked meats.
Classic creamy spaghetti sauce
You will need:
- wheat flour - 1 tablespoon;
- sour cream - 200 g;
- butter - 1 tbsp l.;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Step by step cooking process
Heat a clean, dry skillet, pour flour into it and fry until light golden, so the sauce will get a pleasant creamy shade.
Cut the butter into small cubes, place in a skillet with flour and melt. Stir the mixture and fry it for a while until it turns golden brown. After that, gently pour the cream into it, stirring the mass constantly.
Season the mixture with your preferred spices and continue cooking until the sauce is thick. Usually 5 minutes is sufficient. Once the sauce has thickened, immediately remove it from heat and use over the spaghetti.
If you wish, you can diversify the taste of the classic creamy sauce and add finely chopped herbs, chopped tomatoes, any spices to it. All sorts of variations on the theme will allow you to enjoy a new interesting taste of your favorite spaghetti every time.
Creamy Milk Spaghetti Sauce with Spices
You will need:
- low-fat milk - 250 ml;
- flour - 1 tablespoon;
- hops-suneli - 1/2 tsp;
- turmeric - a pinch;
- fresh herbs, salt and pepper to taste.
Step-by-step cooking
Rinse and chop the herbs finely. Place a dry skillet over the fire. Pour flour into it, warm it up a little, without frying too much. Add spices, salt to the flour and mix well. Slowly pour the milk into the pan in a thin stream.
Cold milk should be poured. At the same time, stir constantly so that no lumps form and the sauce does not burn. Add finely chopped greens.
Make sure the mixture does not boil. It is enough to keep it on low heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. When the sauce has thickened, remove the pan from the stove.
You can adjust the consistency of the sauce as needed by adding more flour or, conversely, milk. For a tastier and more satisfying spaghetti dressing, you can add mushrooms, boiled meat, and chopped vegetables to the recipe.
Garlic and creamy spaghetti sauce at home
You will need:
- premium flour - 2 tablespoons;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- cream (20%) - 100 g;
- butter - 2 tablespoons;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- salt and black pepper to taste;
- nutmeg - 1 pinch
Cooking the sauce in stages
Chop the garlic and onion finely. Sweat them a little in a preheated skillet until half cooked. Add flour, reduce heat to low and stir constantly to prevent flour from burning. Having obtained a golden color, fill everything with cream, salt and pepper, add butter and nutmeg.
Leave everything to simmer on very low heat for 3-4 minutes, continuing to stir. Turn off the heat and cover the sauce with a lid, standing for a little, it will taste better. Sprinkle the dressing with finely chopped herbs before serving with the spaghetti.
Creamy Cheese Spaghetti Sauce
You will need:
- cream - 200 g;
- natural processed cheese - 200 g;
- hard cheese - 150 g;
- vegetable oil - 10 ml;
- salt, basil, pepper to taste.
Cooking the sauce step by step
Chop the processed cheese into cubes to melt faster. Take a small saucepan, put the cheese in it, add cream and vegetable oil. Add spices, put on low heat and wait until the cheese is completely melted. Stir the gravy from time to time until the mixture is smooth.
Grate hard cheese on a coarse grater. Wait for the mixture to boil in a saucepan, reduce heat. Add the hard cheese little by little, stirring the sauce, so that the cheese melts evenly and does not get lumps. When a uniform consistency of the thickness you need is formed, the creamy cheese sauce is ready, serve it with the spaghetti.
Creamy tomato spaghetti sauce
You will need:
- cream (20%) - 200 ml.;
- onions - 2 pcs.;
- tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
- tomato paste - 2 tablespoons;
- vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon;
- salt and black pepper to taste.
Remove the skin from the tomatoes by scalding them with boiling water, cut the flesh into slices and sauté in a pan. Chop the onion in half rings and fry separately. It should be softened, but not fried too much, so that there is no unpleasant aftertaste in the sauce.
Place tomatoes in a skillet with onions. Stir, then simmer for a few minutes under a closed lid. Season everything with tomato paste and sprinkle with spices. Simmer for about 5-7 minutes to soften the tomatoes and soften the whole mass.
Then add the cream and mix everything thoroughly until smooth, boil the mass and boil for 2-3 minutes over low heat. Turn off heat and let cool slightly. When serving with spaghetti, garnish the sauce with a sprig of parsley.
If you want a more piquant flavor, replace tomato paste with adjika. If the sauce is too thick, dilute it with water, bring to a boil again and stir constantly.
Creamy spaghetti sauce with dry white wine
You will need:
- wheat flour - 1 tablespoon;
- butter - 1 tablespoon;
- dry white wine - 50 ml.;
- sour cream - 200 ml;
- lemon juice - 10 ml;
- shallots - 100 g;
- greens, salt and pepper to taste.
Chop the shallots finely and fry in a skillet until golden brown. Pour flour to it, mix well so that there are no lumps. Pour wine over everything, stir and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
When the mixture thickens, add the rest of the ingredients, stir, keep on fire for a minute. The sauce is ready, serve with the spaghetti.
Creamy spaghetti sauce with nuts
The classic creamy cheese sauce can be made savory by adding walnuts to it. This will diversify the taste and give the dish a pleasant nutty flavor.
You will need:
- hard cheese - 175 g;
- cream - 200 ml;
- walnuts - 50 g;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste;
Fry the peeled walnuts in a pan, grind into crumbs. Grate hard cheese on a fine grater so that it melts faster. Peel and chop the garlic using a press.
Pour the cream into a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Add all the ingredients to the cream, bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture becomes thick. The spaghetti sauce is ready, it is better to chill it a little before serving.
Creamy spaghetti sauce with mushrooms: homemade recipe
Creamy mushroom sauce is a perfect combination of simple ingredients. Mushrooms in cream get an incredibly delicate and aromatic taste and perfectly complement any type of pasta.
You will need:
- 100 grams of champignons;
- 200 grams of cream;
- 2 tablespoons flour;
- 4 tablespoons of butter;
- seasonings to taste: salt, pepper.
Cooking the sauce step by step
Rinse the mushrooms, pat dry and cut into small pieces. Fry the mushrooms in a skillet with oil for a few minutes, until their color begins to turn darker and more ruddy.
Put the remaining butter in another skillet, melt it, add flour, stir and pour in the cream. Boil the mixture until it begins to thicken, then add the sautéed mushrooms and season to taste. Stir, simmer for a minute and use for spaghetti.
