119 bechamel sauce recipes

Ham and cheese potatoes au gratin with a from-scratch cheddar sauce baked until bubbly. A small-batch casserole sized for two with real homemade bechamel.

Best cheesy chicken chowder simmers tender chicken with potatoes, carrots, celery, and onions in a velvety sharp cheddar bechamel. Hearty crowd-feeding soup with a soy sauce twist for depth.

Layered chicken lasagna with a herbed tomato-mushroom sauce, creamy bechamel, and three cheeses baked until bubbly. An Italian-American classic that feeds a hungry crowd.

Classic Greek moussaka with layers of browned eggplant, seasoned ground beef with red wine and cinnamon, and a rich bechamel sauce baked until golden and bubbling. A hearty Mediterranean casserole that serves 10.

Layered vegetarian moussaka with sauteed eggplant, rich mushroom-tomato sauce with red wine, and creamy ricotta bechamel baked until golden. Greek comfort food, no lamb needed.

Classic Italian lasagna al forno with homemade tomato sauce, bechamel, ricotta, and mozzarella. A three-sauce layered lasagna with red wine in the tomato sauce and nutmeg in the bechamel.

Crabmeat stuffed ravioli served with a sauce béchamel. Takes time to make but well worth the effort to impress our just tread yourself!

Pasta tossed with homemade basil pesto, a light olive oil bechamel, sun-dried tomatoes, and toasted breadcrumbs. A layered Italian pasta with three sauces in one bowl.

Olive Garden copycat seafood Torcello with cod, clams, shrimp, and crab in a garlic-sherry bechamel sauce tossed with radiatore pasta. A rich, restaurant-style seafood pasta you can make at home.

Pasticcio di Maccheroni, the Greek baked pasta casserole layered with spiced ground beef, macaroni, grated cheese, and a rich béchamel crown.

Sauce Aurore (Aurora sauce) made from a silky bechamel base with tomato paste stirred in for a blush-pink French classic. Seven ingredients, one saucepan, about 15 minutes.

Microwave mushroom sauce: a creamy bechamel-style sauce built start to finish in the microwave with sliced mushrooms, butter, broth, and half-and-half. Ready in 15 minutes, no stovetop needed.

Penne tossed in a light béchamel cream sauce with flaked canned salmon, sweet peas, parsley, and parmesan. Pantry-friendly 30-minute weeknight dinner.

Hunkar begendi, a classic Turkish dish of smoked eggplant folded into a creamy bechamel sauce with mozzarella and nutmeg. Smoky, silky, and rich from charring the eggplant whole.

Traditional Greek moussaka with layers of fried eggplant, potatoes, and ground beef topped with a nutmeg-spiced bechamel sauce with Romano cheese.

Italian sausage fettuccine with hot Italian sausage, onions, and a silky bechamel cream sauce. A weeknight spicy-creamy pasta that's ready in 40 minutes.