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Nacho Cheese Sauce

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An easy nacho cheese sauce recipe made with whole milk, butter, and real cheddar cheese.

Ingredients

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30 grams unsalted butter, softened
16 grams all purpose flour (2 tablespoons)
225 milliliters whole milk (1 cup)
225 grams cheddar cheese, grated on a box grater (8 ounces; about 3 cups, lightly packed)
2 teaspoons hot sauce, or to taste
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat.

Melted butter in a saucepan

Add the all purpose flour and cook, stirring constantly with a silicone whisk, until bubbly and pastelike, with no lumps remaining.

Melted butter and flour in a saucepan

Roux for nacho cheese sauce recipe in a saucepan

Base for nacho cheese sauce in a saucepan with a whisk

Add the whole milk, bring to a boil, and whisk until well-combined. Cook, whisking continually, until thickened, about 30-45 seconds.

Boiling the roux for cheese sauce in a saucepan

Reduce heat to low. Add the cheese in 3 additions and continue whisking until fully melted and smooth.

Whisking grated cheese into nacho cheese sauce

Whisking nacho cheese sauce in a saucepan

Saucepan of cheese sauce

Whisk in the hot sauce and kosher salt. Taste and adjust, adding more hot sauce or salt as desired.

Hand pouring hot sauce into cheese sauce

Saucepan of nacho cheese sauce with a whisk

Serve immediately. Store leftover nacho cheese sauce in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Bowl of cheese sauce surrounded by tortilla chips

 

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