Creamy Garlic Sauce for Chicken or Pasta

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: milk

Coconut cream is lower in calories, while milk is more budget-friendly.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, and margarine is often cheaper.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and a good cheese substitute, while a cheese blend can be more affordable.

Remove the skin from the garlic clove and mince it or grate it.

Heat a large pan with sides over medium heat.

Melt butter in the pan without browning it.

Add minced or grated garlic and toast for about 30 seconds until fragrant.

Add dried seasonings to the pan and toast them to enhance flavor.

Pour in warmed chicken broth and half and half into the pan.

Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for about five minutes.

Make a quick slurry with corn starch and add it to the sauce.

Let the sauce simmer for another five minutes to thicken with the slurry.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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