Bleu Cheese Sauce For Meatballs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter (1/8 lb.) or 1/4 cup margarine (1/8 lb.)
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 4 ounces blue cheese
• 4 -6 tablespoons chopped parsley (to garnish) (optional)
• hot mashed potatoes

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a saucepan. stir in the flour and garlic and cook until blended and bubbly.
• 2 gradually add half-and-half and broth. cook, stirring, until thickened.
• 3 crumble bleu cheese into the sauce and stir until blended. taste and add salt if needed.
• 4 add meatballs to sauce and cook as directed on package.
• 5 to serve: spoon meatballs and sauce over the hot mashed potatoes. they are also good over hot cooked rice or noodles. garnish with chopped parsley.
• 6 for appetizers: use appetizer-sized frozen or homemade meatballs (about the size of large marbles). prepare as above. keep warm in a chafing dish. they may be garnished with cooked, crumbled bacon. have picks nearby for spearing.