Best Cheese Sauce

Name: Best Cheese Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups half-and-half; 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

⏱️ Ready in 15 min 🥄 Prep 5 min 🔥 Cook 10 min 👥 4 servings 👁️ 15 views

This fabulous cheese sauce is as easy to make as it is versatile. A smooth, fail-safe sauce for Welsh rarebit, Horseshoe sandwiches, vegetables, and pasta. Try it over poached eggs and toast. Wow!

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 5 min

Cook 10 min

Serves 4

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 cups half-and-half

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 4

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 669

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 59.9g 77%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 1223mg 53%

Total Carbohydrate 12.4g 5%

Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%

Total Sugars 0.6g

Protein 21.9g 44%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat.

Blend in flour and cook until mixture is smooth and bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes.

Remove from heat; stir in half-and-half, Cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, and cayenne.

Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is smooth, about 5 minutes.

Keep warm until serving.