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Easy Homemade Cheese Sauce

Edie Varnado
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Course Main Course, Soup

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Tbsp butter see variations
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk see variations
  • 2 cups grated cheese any type(s)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic granules optional

Instructions
 

  • In a cast iron skillet melt the butter.
  • When it's melted, using a whisk, whisk in (ha) the flour til it's well incorporated and smooth.
  • Whisk in about half the milk. It will start to thicken. Keep whisking.
  • Whisk in the rest of the milk. If the sauce is too thick, just add a bit more liquid.
  • Season with salt, pepper and garlic granules if using.
  • Go ahead and cut off the heat, and stir in (use a spoon as the whisk will just make a mess) the cheese. It will melt on its own.
  • Spoon over vegetables or pasta and enjoy!

Notes

To make this sauce vegan (or fasting, if you're Orthodox)
  • replace butter with an equal amount of olive oil, vegetable oil or healthy margarine
  • instead of milk use and equal amount of plain almond milk, soy milk or vegetable stock
  • in place of cheese use an equal amount of homemade or store bought veggie cheese
To enrich the cheese sauce
  • whisk in 2 whole eggs (David's mom did this, and her mac + cheese was FAB)
To make more (or less) sauce
  • just increase or decrease the proportions. The trick is to use equal amounts butter and flour to start.
Keyword basic recipes, cheese sauce, quick and easy