Description
This creamy cheddar cheese sauce is perfect for drizzling over vegetables, pasta, or enjoying on its own.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons gluten free flour (or AP flour if not GF)
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 1 cup milk (2% milk fat or higher recommended)
- 1–1/2 cups freshly shredded cheddar cheese (not pre-grated)
Instructions
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add flour then whisk for one minute.
- Slowly whisk in milk to create a smooth sauce then season with salt and pepper and stir to combine.
- Cook while stirring slowly yet constantly until milk has thickened, 4-5 minutes, being careful to adjust the heat so that the milk never boil.
- Turn off the heat then sprinkle in the cheese.
- Stir until sauce is melted and smooth then taste and add additional salt and pepper if necessary.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- For a gluten-free version, ensure you use gluten-free flour.
- Freshly shredded cheese will melt better than pre-grated cheese.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 40mg