white sauce
noun
: a sauce consisting essentially of a roux with milk, cream, or stock and seasoning
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Credited to Bob Gibson, founder of Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q (an institution that got its start in 1925 in Decatur, Alabama), white sauce was originally crafted to keep pit-roasted chicken moist and flavorful during long cooking times.
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Matt Moore, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
This high-protein, lower-carb chickpea pizza tastes like a traditional pie and is topped with a creamy white sauce, spinach, and a blend of mozzarella, provolone, white cheddar, parmesan, and Romano cheeses.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Griffith stuck to a safe white sauce pizza and a fried zucchini flower that was, at first glance, stuffed only with cheese.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
At River Roots, Paul takes those fist-sized biscuits and uses them to sandwich tender smoked chicken thighs from Parts & Labor catering and tangy, peppery Alabama white sauce.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2025
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Matt Moore, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
This high-protein, lower-carb chickpea pizza tastes like a traditional pie and is topped with a creamy white sauce, spinach, and a blend of mozzarella, provolone, white cheddar, parmesan, and Romano cheeses.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Griffith stuck to a safe white sauce pizza and a fried zucchini flower that was, at first glance, stuffed only with cheese.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
At River Roots, Paul takes those fist-sized biscuits and uses them to sandwich tender smoked chicken thighs from Parts & Labor catering and tangy, peppery Alabama white sauce.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2025
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“White sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20sauce. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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