Easy Cheese Sauce

By Ellie

8 Person

25 Minutes

0 Calories

This easy, extra creamy cheese sauce has just four simple ingredients and tastes great with broccoli, cauliflower, baked potatoes, and more!

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded, See Notes
3/4 cup half and half *See Notes
3 tbsp. Flour Separated
2 tbsp. butter

Method

01

Shred the cheddar cheese and toss it with one tablespoon of flour. Set it aside, it should be at room temperature when you add it to the sauce.
02

Melt the butter over medium heat in a small saucepan.
03

Whisk in two tablespoons of flour. Continue to whisk for 1 minute.
04

Slowly add the half and half and whisk to combine.
05

Reduce the heat to low. Gradually sprinkle in the cheddar cheese, whisking constantly as you do so. Continue to whisk until the mixture is well-combined.
06

Let the sauce continue to heat over low heat, it may appear thin at first but it will continue to thicken upon standing.
07

Once it's reached your desired level of thickness, remove it from the heat and serve!

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Easy Cheese Sauce

4.5

( By Ellie )

This easy, extra creamy cheese sauce has just four simple ingredients and tastes great with broccoli, cauliflower, baked potatoes, and more!

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 8 servings
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 15 Mins
Total Time 25 Mins

02 Ingredients

1 3/4 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded, See Notes

3/4 cup half and half *See Notes

3 tbsp. Flour Separated

2 tbsp. butter

03 Method

Step 1

Shred the cheddar cheese and toss it with one tablespoon of flour. Set it aside, it should be at room temperature when you add it to the sauce.

Step 2

Melt the butter over medium heat in a small saucepan.

Step 3

Whisk in two tablespoons of flour. Continue to whisk for 1 minute.

Step 4

Slowly add the half and half and whisk to combine.

Step 5

Reduce the heat to low. Gradually sprinkle in the cheddar cheese, whisking constantly as you do so. Continue to whisk until the mixture is well-combined.

Step 6

Let the sauce continue to heat over low heat, it may appear thin at first but it will continue to thicken upon standing.

Step 7

Once it's reached your desired level of thickness, remove it from the heat and serve!

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