Basic Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Cheddar cheese sauce is a breeze to fix, and it can easily transform plain steamed broccoli or cauliflower into a more flavorful vegetable dish. Or use it as a sauce for a basic gratin or mac and cheese. It’s an essential everyday sauce, and can easily be adapted with different cheeses and seasonings. Add a dash of nutmeg or cayenne pepper, depending on how you’ll be using the sauce. The recipe makes about 3 cups of sauce.

Basic Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Diana

Use this creamy basic cheddar cheese sauce to dress up plain pasta or vegetables, or use it as a dip.

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Servings 8 servings

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Course Cheese, Sauces

Prep Time 8 minutes minutes

Cook Time 7 minutes minutes

Ingredients

  

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• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard powder
• 2 cups milk, or half-and-half
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, 8 ounces
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

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• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• When the butter is hot and the foaming subsides, add the flour, and ground mustard and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add the milk and continue cooking until thickened and bubbling, stirring constantly.
• Add the cheese and continue cooking until melted, stirring frequently.
• Thin the sauce with extra milk, if necessary.
• Add salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.

Keyword cheddar cheese sauce, cheese sauce

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