Creamy Basil Sauce

• margarine↗1 tablespoon
• garlic clove↗1

  minced

• flour↗1 1⁄2 tablespoons
• milk↗1 cup
• salt↗1⁄8 teaspoon
• fresh basil, chopped (or 1 tablespoon dried)↗1⁄2 cup

  or 1 tablespoon dried

• parmesan cheese or pecorino cheese, rasped↗1⁄4 cup

  rasped

• fresh black pepper↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Melt margarine in sauce pan and saute garlic for 1 minute.

2. 2

   At low temperature add flour.

3. 3

   Stir to make a paste.

4. 4

   Slowly add milk to paste until you achieve an even consistency.

5. 5

   Add salt, basil, parmesan or pecorino and pepper to sauce and cook over low heat until you reach a desired thickness.

6. 6

   Pour over freshly cooked pasta.