How to Use béchamel in a Sentence

béchamel

noun
  • Other days there might be cheese and bechamel or ragu lasagna.
    — Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 22 Mar. 2018
  • When the bechamel has cooled somewhat, stir in 4 of the yolks.
    — James P. Dewan, charlotteobserver, 2 Oct. 2017
  • For the bechamel sauce, melt butter over medium heat in a saucepan.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Bianca al Forno is a white lasagne with a classic bechamel base.
    — Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Rest assured, his pot pie will be whipped up from scratch, down to the bechamel for the filling.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The yolks melt into the bechamel, giving it a spring-timey yellow hue.
    — Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit, 22 July 2019
  • The ham, gruyere and bechamel meshed in fresh and flavorful fashion.
    — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 24 May 2018
  • Skip the bechamel or the roux, and simply make your pasta, warm up your queso, and blend.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • To make the bechamel, melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a small sauce pan.
    — James P. Dewan, charlotteobserver, 2 Oct. 2017
  • The sauce was kind of like a bechamel, but a whole lot easier, with a bit of cream cheese to give it body.
    — Kim Walker, Woman's Day, 17 May 2012
  • Spoon a tablespoon or two of the bechamel mixture on top of each pastry square.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Because of this, there was no dripping or spillage when removing the bechamel from the saute pan.
    — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Essen on Main’s Croque Monsieur is broiled and topped with gruyere and bechamel.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Bring to a boil, continuing to whisk, and cook until the bechamel is smooth and thick, about 5 minutes.
    — Brianna Crane, Axios, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The mac-n-cheese has an elevated pasta feel thanks to rigatoni noodles and a beefy bechamel sauce as its base.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • Fold in the bechamel sauce and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until the mixture just begins to simmer.
    — NOLA.com, 9 May 2017
  • The topping is made with Brussels sprouts that get the bechamel treatment with aged cheddar and spicy hot mustard.
    — Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Nutmeg is used to make classic bechamel sauce, which is frequently used in lasagna and other pasta dishes.
    — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Luscious little balls of salty ham and minced chicken were stirred into a thick bechamel sauce before being breaded and fried.
    — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2018
  • The potpie, full of bits of Maine lobster and crawfish in a silky bechamel, had the requisite flaky crust, and an earthy theme.
    — Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 1 Feb. 2018
  • If that doesn’t whet your appetite, maybe the Brazilian moqueca and squash ravioli in a bechamel sauce will.
    — Bloomberg.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • This isn’t a traditional tetrazzini, which relies on a butter-and-flour roux, and lots of milk, for a bechamel sauce.
    — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Continue with at least 4 more layers of noodles, bechamel, Bolognese, and cheese.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 1 Jan. 2018
  • Also my wife’s homemade pasta rolls stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, then baked on a bed of tangy tomato sauce and buttery bechamel.
    — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The new items include ramen and udon carbonara, which is made with udon noodles cooked in Shimogamo's special bechamel sauce.
    — Lauren Saria, azcentral, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Spring for the sumptuous conch fritters — near-liquid with bechamel and onion in the center and light and golden as the best tempura outside.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Moussaka typically consists of layers vegetables and meat (lamb and beef) topped with a thick, rich bechamel sauce. Breaded and fried eggplant slices are often the vegetable of choice in this dish.
    — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Both are implausibly light considering the many layers of noodles and bechamel.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Both sauces are layered with fresh pasta, bechamel, Pecorino Romano and Parmigiano.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Lobster ravioli is utterly lush, the tender pillows stuffed with ample meat and afloat in a bechamel lobster cream sauce enlivened with lemon.
    — Kendall Hamersly, miamiherald, 31 May 2017

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