Baste or serve this basil butter tomato sauce over roasted chicken, veal or pork.
Serves 4
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 carbohydrate: 3 g
- Dietary fiber: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 111 mg
- Saturated fat: 2 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1 g
- Total fat: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 8 mg
- Protein: 1 g
- Calories: 43
- Fats and oils: 1/2
- Vegetables: 1
- Fats: 1/2
- Vegetables: 1
- Fats: 1/2
- Nonstarchy vegetables: 1
Last Updated: 2015-07-09

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