Easy White Wine Sauce for pasta, seafood and chicken dishes. It’s light and refreshing for spring, summer and fall!
I can’t resist lightening up our meals once it warms up outside. While pasta is a staple in our house, my sauces change seasonally. This simple white wine sauce is a favorite base for shrimp, scallops, chicken, mushrooms, veggies and other summer favorites. It’s also fast and easy to prepare, making it a great weeknight dinner. For the girls, this is an upgrade from the coveted buttered noodles. It’s full of flavor, but light on calories so I can get my pasta fix without the guilt.
You can watch the video above to see how quick and easy my white wine sauce is to make. As much as I enjoy cooking, I prefer to spend my time soaking up a little sunshine and fresh air while watching the girls play than making dinner.
If you don’t drink white wine and therefore don’t want to purchase a bottle to make this dish, I have found that white cooking wine {found in the salad dressing/vinegar area of your grocery store} works equally as well. However, I like to give myself an excuse to have a glass or two, so I almost always use a Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay.
You’ll also love my lemon basil pasta, another light and easy dish that’s just as pretty as it is delicious. You can find my complete recipe index here!
PS you can find my favorite wine glasses here – you won’t believe how inexpensive they are!
How to make white wine sauce {that goes with everything!}
White Wine Sauce
Easy White Wine Sauce for pasta, seafood and chicken dishes. It’s light and refreshing for spring, summer and fall!
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 6 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 747 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb pasta
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 c olive oil
- 5 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper fresh ground
- 1/2 c white wine
- 1/2 c parsley for garnishing
- 1/2 c parmesan fresh grated
Instructions
- In large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium. Add garlic, red pepper and sauté until golden {about a minute}.
- Add salt, pepper, wine and butter.
- Stir 2 minutes, remove from heat and toss with pasta.
- Garnish with parsley and generously add fresh parmesan.
Nutrition Facts
White Wine Sauce
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 747 Calories from Fat 288
% Daily Value*
Fat 32g49%
Saturated Fat 13g65%
Cholesterol 46mg15%
Sodium 925mg39%
Potassium 327mg9%
Carbohydrates 87g29%
Fiber 4g16%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 19g38%
Vitamin A 1245IU25%
Vitamin C 10.4mg13%
Calcium 192mg19%
Iron 2.2mg12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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You can’t go wrong with this sauce! Love!
Sound absolutely delicious, Julie! Pinning to try soon.
Delicious! I made the sauce and then poured over chicken breasts in crock pot. Cooked for 4 hours. After taking chicken from pot I stirred in the Parmesan cheese. Added 3/4 cup of water and salt because of broth that had cooked from chicken. Great addition to recipe box!
That sounds incredible, Lana! Thanks for sharing!
Can I use an onion instead of red pepper?
Of course, but I highly recommend using a shallot in lieu of an onion. SO good!
I used your recipe for my first attempt of cooking with wine. I added red onion when cooking the garlic. Also, tossed in some capers and sun dried tomatoes with the pasta! Sooo good? Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Sounds fantastic! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
What is best wine type to use with this recipe?
Your pick, but I use Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.
I tried for the first time as I am just learning to cook with wine. Wow easy peasy and so delish!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to stop baby and share.
Would lemon juice and white cooking wine be okay to use in it? I want to make thdon’t sauce with penne pasta, chicken, and broccoli,
Yes, enjoy!
So quick….so good!
Thanks, Jody for taking the time to share, I really appreciate it!
Absolutely delicious
Thank you, Cienna! Hope you have a great week!
Hi, just wondering what the c stands for when you say 1/4 c.
cup – enjoy!
I made this the other night. Added chicken, chopped basil to garnish w/the parmesan cheese as well as some chopped tomato. It was very good and nice and light and coated the pasta well. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing, Terrie! That sounds like a fabulous way to enjoy it!
I use a touch of flour to thicken it up a bit, seems to really work great! Thanks for the recipe!
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for taking the time to share!
What a perfect recipe for a date night in!
This looks like a delicious way to make pasta differently! I will be adding it to my list of things to try!
Such a great way to add so much wonderful flavor to a dish! Can’t wait to try it!
Great sauce, thank you!
That white sauce sounds so amazing. I can just imagine the many delicious ways I can use it. Yum!
That sauce is amazing, it could easily become my favorite!
So glad you love it, too!
I love how quick and easy this sauce is to prepare. We love it on chicken, pasta, and fish!
This light, white wine sauce goes with everything! Such a great recipe!
This sauce is so delicious! Perfect with chicken too!
Gave this a try for dinner with some shrimp and it was a hit all around the table! Delicious!
This is the perfect excuse to get a bottle of wine this weekend. Looks amazing!
Thanks for sharing this!! It sounds perfect & easy!
So simple and perfect for a date night!
So simple and perfect for a date night! Thanks for sharing!
This sauce! I want to put it on everything!! Thank you for the yummy recipe.
This is the best sauce for pasta! It was so easy to make and goes with just about any kind of pasta we make!
I made this with chicken and mushrooms and it was SO good! Going to try shrimp next!!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth!
Love everything about this sauce!
That sauce is so silky smooth!
I loved that it is so easy to make and so delicious! Perfect for weeknights!
Going to try this recipe on spiral cut veggies instead of pasta ! Sounds amazing !
Awesome and I cook worth a lick.
Ha! I love it! So glad you enjoyed it and found it easy to make.