Easy White Sauce For Pasta - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup salted butter
1/4 cup flour
1 1/3 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1/3 cup asiago cheese
1/4 cup mizithra cheese
2 tablespoons fresh garlic
3 tablespoons fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon white pepper

Preparation

In a large deep sauce or frying pan: Melt butter on MEDIUM LOW heat! Nice and slow! I tend to think mine will get done faster if I turn up the heat a bit and I ALWAYS burn my butter -- Learn from my mistakes! GO SLOW!
Whisk in flour til it is a smooth, slightly thickened, liquid. Typically refered to as a \"rue\". This may take slighly more OR LESS than 1/4 c flour. It should be completely smooth and still liquid though!
Add 1/4 c milk (more or less). WHISK! DON'T STOP WHISKING! Your liquid will become an almost immobile mass in your pan. YAY! :) Keep adding milk til you are comfortable with the texture.
Add Chicken Broth SLOWLY as with with the milk whisking the whole time. Your looking for a slightly thinner sauce than you'll want over all because the cheeses will begin to thicken it and as it cools, it gets even thicker still. Most will probably already know these steps as it's fairly common procedure but I HAD to list them for those of you who have not experienced this method. Alot of gravy's, soup's, and sauces will call for similar treatment. And who doesn't LOVE butter!? Don't answer that -- My husband doesn't! lol But he loves this recipe!
Now add your cheeses, garlic, parsley, and pepper. WHISK! lol
TASTE TEST! If your eyes don't close in a quick moment of bliss, you probably need a little more cheese or spice! :) Also: This would be when you add things like pepared diced chicken or shrimp or veggies, just continue on medium low heat til warmed through. ENJOY!