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The perfect cheese sauce for nachos, veggies and everything else your imagination can run wild with. Find out how to make it from Cosmopolitan Cornbread.

How to Make Homemade Cheese Sauce

Variation 1: If you are using this sauce for veggies, feel free to omit the garlic and chipotle chili powder for a basic cheese sauce.
Variation 2: Try stirring in a cup of your favorite salsa!
Constance Smith - A Good Life Farm
The perfect cheese sauce for nachos, veggies and everything else your imagination can run wild with.
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 20
Calories 66 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tb unsalted butter
  • 1 clove garlic (grated)
  • 2 Tb all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 8 oz. sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)
  • 1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder

Instructions
 

  • To begin, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
  • When the butter is melted, toss in the grated garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
  • Whisk in the flour and let it cook for one minute.
  • Add in the milk and stir continually with a whisk until the mixture thickens.
  • Add in the shredded cheese, continuing to stir with a whisk until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
  • Stir in the chipotle chili powder.
  • Remove from heat and serve.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Variation 1: If you are using this sauce for veggies, feel free to omit the garlic and chipotle chili powder for a basic cheese sauce.
Variation 2: Try stirring in a cup of your favorite salsa!

Nutrition

Sodium: 77mgCalcium: 96mgVitamin C: 1mgVitamin A: 183IUSugar: 1gFiber: 1gPotassium: 30mgCholesterol: 16mgCalories: 66kcalTrans Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 3gFat: 5gProtein: 3gCarbohydrates: 1gIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.

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