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Dietitian’s tip:
Use this basil butter tomato sauce for basting or serve 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 over low heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour. To prevent burning, keep stirring the mixture. Cook until the mixture is light tan, about 2 minutes.
Add the chicken broth. Then turn up the heat to medium. Stir until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the basil and tomato paste. Reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 2 minutes more.
Serve warm over chicken, veal or pork. May be used to baste foods as well.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: 1/4 cup
- Total fat 3 g
- Calories 39
- Protein 1 g
- Cholesterol 8 mg
- Total carbohydrate 2.5 g
- Dietary fiber Trace
- Monounsaturated fat 1 g
- Saturated fat 2 g
- Trans fat Trace
- Sodium 70 mg
- Added sugars 0 g
- Total sugars 1 g
- Polyunsaturated fat Trace
- Potassium 70 mg
- Calcium 4 g
- Magnesium 3 mg
- Vitamin D Trace
- Iron Trace
