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This is my go-to, super easy, cheese sauce. I use it mostly on vegetables, and often on baked potatoes. It’s also great on hot dogs and hamburgers. You need a cheesy sauce, this is the one. It has just the right consistency. You don’t want it too runny. You don’t want it to be all gloppy. This is right down the middle, perfect.

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Substitute a Monterey Jack cheese for a nice white sauce, or pepperjack for something a little kicked up. You can also add things like chopped roasted chiles or jalapenos to give it even more heat. These cheese sauce loves to take on more flavors, so change it up!

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This sauce is the boss on my cheesy mushroom baked potatoes and my cheesy broccoli baked potatoes.

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Cheese Sauce

This makes a little over a cup of sauce, about the right amount for 4 servings of vegetables or 4 baked potatoes.

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword cheese, sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 108kcal

Author Mike

Ingredients

1 cup milk divided
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ cup extra sharp Cheddar cheese shredded
Kosher salt to taste
cayenne pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat 3/4 cup of the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it starts to steam, stirring often.
In a coffee cup or glass, mix together 1/4 cup of milk and all of the flour until the flour is completely dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
While stirring, slowly pour the milk and flour mixture into the heated milk. Keep stirring until the mixture comes to a boil and is nice and thick.
Remove from heat and stir in the cheese until melted.
Add salt and cayenne pepper, to taste.