178 bechamel recipes

Pasta with creamy bechamel white sauce, sliced red bell peppers, and oregano. A simple five-ingredient organic pasta dish tossed in olive oil and ready in 30 minutes.

Vincent Price's elegant take on kedgeree layers flaked salmon with rice pilaf, bechamel, and chopped egg, then bakes in a water bath. Serve with curry sauce for a British-Indian classic.

Classic tuna a la king with mushrooms, green peppers, and pimiento in creamy white sauce spiked with sherry. Serve over toasted English muffins.

Kale and leek pie with poached fish in bechamel sauce, cheddar, and Parmesan baked in a pie shell. A savory British-style fish pie with greens.

A one-dish cod casserole with sliced red potatoes, broccoli spears, and white sauce, topped with seasoned breadcrumbs and baked until golden. Uses frozen fish straight from the freezer for a no-thaw weeknight dinner.

Chicken and potato bake layers sliced potatoes around a creamy mozzarella-bechamel chicken filling brightened with lemon and chopped chestnuts, then bakes it golden and bubbling. A comforting layered casserole.

Oysters Philadelphia: sherry-poached oysters on a bed of sauteed celery, topped with bechamel, Parmesan, and paprika, then baked golden on rock salt. An elegant holiday appetizer.

Golden deep-fried fish croquettes made with flaked croaker, white sauce, pimento, and green pepper. A classic Southern coastal recipe served with tomato sauce. Crispy outside, creamy inside.

Welsh laverbread and crab souffles with a cockle cream sauce. Individual souffles puffed golden with seaweed, fresh crab, and nutmeg. A traditional Welsh seafood dish.

Braised venison steak in white sauce with Worcestershire, dill relish, and a golden bread crumb topping. A hunter's casserole that turns wild game into fork-tender comfort food.

Crab casserole Florentine with layers of buttery spinach, cream of mushroom, and a Swiss cheese béchamel folded with sweet crab meat and crunchy water chestnuts.

Olive Garden spaghetti carbonara copycat: thick-cut bacon and sautéed mushrooms tossed with spaghetti and a creamy béchamel-Parmesan sauce. The American-Italian chain version, no raw eggs required.

Vegetarian Greek moussaka with eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, tomatoes, feta cheese, and bechamel sauce. Spiced with cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg for an authentic Mediterranean flavor.

A traditional Welsh prawn gratin with tender cauliflower, creamy bechamel, and crumbled Caerphilly cheese, grilled golden and served with piped creamed potatoes. Elegant comfort food.

Welsh prawn and cauliflower gratin with Caerphilly cheese bechamel sauce seasoned with turmeric, mustard, and ground bay leaf. A rich, golden-topped British seafood dish.

Cannelloni stuffed with beef, Italian sausage, and marinara, blanketed in a cheddar cheese white sauce and baked until bubbling. Freezer-friendly for make-ahead weeknight wins.