# What to do with leftover cream sauce? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 3, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726 "2012-11-03T02:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/1 "2012-11-03T02:23:15Z")
I have about a cup of leftover cream sauce. I made a white roux, added a cup of white wine, a ton of garlic and a cup of heavy cream. It was fantastic, bringing much-needed buttloads of fat and calories to chicken breasts, but the recipe was to feed 6 my husband and I only got through about half of it. For my health I should probably just throw it away. But I kinda want to make something with it, and something more interesting than just serving over noodles. Macaroni and cheese maybe? Some sort of teeny, two person casserole? Something with eggs? Chipped beef on toast? I can think of stuff to make but I’m not feeling very inspired. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/2 "2012-11-03T11:50:35Z")
Any of those things you mention sound good. In addition, it’d make great crepes. Cook up some chicken thighs/breast or duck would work as well, saute some mushrooms, fold into the warmed cream sauce, make some crepes and serve. You could put a little cheese in, too, if you needed even MORE fat. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/3 "2012-11-03T12:57:54Z")
Pot pie! ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/4 "2012-11-03T13:00:16Z")
If I have at least a cup of sauce, I will freeze it flat in a baggie. Amazing how handy it comes in a week or two later, for something. … You could pour your white sauce over vegetables - broccoli would be good, as a side dish. ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/5 "2012-11-03T14:48:46Z")
If I were to make mac & cheese with it… how? I’d like to make a baked casserole but I’ve actually never done that before. Mix hot noodles, cold sauce and some shredded cheddar, then bake? I also like the idea of freezing it. I so rarely make something like sauce with heavy cream it might be nice to have a bit on hand, especially so I don’t end up with all this leftover cream, which is finding it’s way into my coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/6 "2012-11-03T15:30:31Z")
Pour it over anything. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/7 "2012-11-03T15:54:46Z")
> [@Zjestika](#): > > If I were to make mac & cheese with it… how? I’d like to make a baked casserole but I’ve actually never done that before. Mix hot noodles, cold sauce and some shredded cheddar, then bake? For Mac & Cheese, I’d just heat the sauce gently on the stove, and when it’s hot (but not boiling), stir in as much shredded cheese as you like. Pour over cooked noodles, give it a stir. At that point, you can either eat it as-is, or bake in the oven to give it a nice crisp. Baked Casserole, kind of the same thing. Heat it up, mix in whatever you’d like - cooked meat, veggies, etc. bake until hot. Maybe put some bread crumbs on top. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/8 "2012-11-03T18:27:15Z")
I’d just pour it on some mixed vegetables. ---
**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/9 "2012-11-03T20:32:16Z")
Broccoli. Cauliflower. Asparagus, if you’re in the southern hemisphere (it’s way out of season up here). ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/10 "2012-11-03T20:34:33Z")
Sounds like you’re halfway to a good tuna casserole. Just add cooked noodles, tuna chunks, peas and onions and bake for awhile in a casserole dish with crumbs on top. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/11 "2012-11-03T20:34:40Z")
Am I the only one who thought of perking up poached fish with it? 😕 Edit: Throw in some fresh lemon juice if you do use it that way. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/12 "2012-11-03T20:47:24Z")
> [@Cayuga](#): > > Pour it over anything. but first add saute’d mushrooms and onions. ALfredo sauce! ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/13 "2012-11-04T04:48:48Z")
My first thought was an omelet stuffed with mushrooms/onions/whatever, and the heated sauce on top. Alternatively, Eggs non-Benedict, with a toasted English muffin/biscuit/whatever bready thing, ham or other meat, a poached or fried egg (The yolk should be runny.), and the sauce on top. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/14 "2012-11-04T06:02:21Z")
Fry up some country sausage and stir in the cream sauce with some crumbled sage and black pepper. Serve over your favorite breakfast carbohydrate. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/15 "2012-11-04T13:19:27Z")
> [@chela](#): > > but first add saute’d mushrooms and onions. ALfredo sauce! Probably delicious, but not Alfredo. Not all white sauce is Alfredo, and Alfredo does not have mushrooms and onions. It’s simply cream, butter, and Parmesan cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/16 "2012-11-04T22:08:17Z")
As is often the case, where I saw a problem my husband saw poutine. Trader Joe’s french fries, shredded cheddar and cream sauce. Divine. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-cream-sauce/639726/17 "2012-11-05T16:17:17Z")
Wonder if it would it work with some very thinly sliced potatoes and then baked. Somewhat like an au gratin.