Creamy Nacho Cheese Sauce

Oh, me. What a lovely creamy nacho cheese sauce this is. So smooth. So cheesy. It’s absolutely wonderful by itself as a dip for chips. It’s crazy good on nachos. Spooned on burgers. Drizzled on tacos. Anything that needs cheese (which is practically everything) needs this sauce.

Creamy Nacho Cheese Sauce

Nachos Elevated

You can mix this sauce up by using different a cheese or even a mix of cheeses. Just don’t use that pre-shredded stuff. Although it has it’s uses, this isn’t it. That stuff has a coating that isn’t going to melt well. You’ll end up with a less-than-creamy nacho cheese sauce and that’s just not right.

Feel free to stir in some chopped chives, cooked crumbled bacon, or chopped chipotles in adobo sauce before serving.

This smooth (thanks to evaporated milk), delicious sauce would be great on potato chip nachos.

Creamy Nacho Cheese Sauce
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Creamy Nacho Cheese Sauce

Feel free to stir in some chopped chives, cooked crumbled bacon, or chopped chipotles in adobo sauce before serving.
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword cheese sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 177kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Empty the can of evaporate milk into a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
  • Whisk in the cornstarch. Bring to a simmer, whisking often. Continue simmering and whisking until the sauce starts to thicken and is consistency of a thin clam chowder. Remove from heat.
  • Add the cheese and stir to melt. If you need, you can briefly the pan to the heat to help melt it.
  • Add the hot sauce, if using, and stir.

Nutrition

Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 256mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 386IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 311mg | Iron: 0.1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Nacho Cheese Sauce

This is my go-to easy nacho cheese sauce. It’s great over hot dogs (such as the awesome grilled San Antonio hot dogs shown below). It’s also fantastic as a dip, drizzled over steamed veggies, over baked potatoes, on burgers. Just about everything needs this sauce. Add chili to make a great chili sauce for fries. Or, add salsa for a fantastic dip.

Grilled San Antonio Hot Dog

Spice It Up!

Add just a little cayenne or chopped pickled jalapenos to your sauce. Or chipotles in adobo sauce or your favorite hot sauce. Sriracha is also awesome in a cheese sauce! It’s more than ok to add a little kick to this nacho cheese sauce.

Grilled San Antonio Hot Dog
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Nacho Cheese Sauce

This is my go-to easy nacho cheese sauce.
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword cheese, sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Calories 474kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk plus more, if needed
  • 7 slices processed American cheese
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add in the flour and stir. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Slowly pour in the milk and stir until thickened.
  • Break the cheese into smaller pieces and add to the pan along with the salt.
  • Stir until the cheese has melted completely, 10-15 minutes.
  • Add more milk if the mixture gets too thick.

Nutrition

Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 1858mg | Potassium: 292mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1242IU | Calcium: 923mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.