White Queso (using Monterey Jack Cheese)

This sauce turned out perfectly and made for some great nachos!

Do yourself a favor and use an immersion blender (in a safe container) after you add the milk. It will make it super smooth before you add the cheese. Also when adding the cheese, GO SLOWLY do a handful at a time and stir until that handful is gone, then do the next. Recipes amounts are perfect, although I had to use half & half instead of whole milk and did 4 oz Monterrey Jack and 4 oz sharp cheddar. That's another thing: grate your cheese yourself. Pre-shredded cheese is coated in a mixture that inhibits clumping which can make it harder to incorporate. Hope this helps!

This is a great queso! I am anti processed cheese "foods" so this is perfect. I make a batch then keep it in a small crock pot to stay warm. I added a 1/2 can of green chiles for flavor and color.

Very bland, I would use a different type of cheese next time.

Made exactly as written. Very bland. Not impressed.

Must have done something not right as my queso was grainy like the flour or dried spices didnt cook into themselves

This was great! I loved that it was real cheese and not the fake cheese! The only thing I added was a can of green chilis to give it a little spice.

I've never made my own queso and this sauce was easy to make and perfect for nachos!

I didnt follow the recipe completely since many said it was bland and too thick so i eyeballed it off the measurments but it was pretty bland so i added more garlic and onion powder while i added cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper and i chopped up a jalepeno and added it and it improved it

This was delicious and so easy!!! We used pepperjack cheese, 1/2 a diced Anaheim pepper, and 1 diced big canned jalapeno! I added a handful of extra cheese too! Mmmmm.....

Loved this but changed a few things. I used half white cheddar cheese and half Monterey Jack . I added a can of medium green chiles and a sprinkle of cumin . Very, very good!

I really liked it but, I wanted it a bit thinner, Just add some more milk if you like it thin

The flavor was okay, and it was a lot closer to the queso that I love than other recipes I've tried, but this was basically just cheese flavored gravy.

This was horrible!!! I love queso & this isn't it. I agree with others...very bland, too thick & not edible. So disappointing!!

Followed the directions exactly. Very bland and too thick for me. The sauce also had a weird texture. I put it on top of chicken and baked it and it was okay but no one liked the cheese by itself.

I doubled this and added about half a cup to one whole cup of more milk and I also added diced Jalapeno's. It was perfect. Tasted exactly like the cheese from our Mexican restaurant!

I made the recipe as stated but upon completion I found it very Bland. I even added a small can of green mild chilies but that did not help much. Will try the white American cheese in other recipes in this site.

it was pretty bland i didny like it that much

Made it exactly how it said, Yea its a wee bit bland but you can add extra stuff to it like other spices or salsa. I added my uncles homemade salsa to it!

Followed the directions exactly. Very bland and too thick for me. The sauce also had a weird texture. I put it on top of chicken and baked it and it was okay but no one liked the cheese by itself.

Great base recipe: I added 1 roasted peeled poblano, 2 roasted Anaheim peeled, 1 jalapeño roasted peeled, 1/8 C pickled tamed jalapeños, all peppers seeded and finely chopped, 1/4 tsp of a Mexican seasoned salt blend, and 2 oz cream cheese. Used atop some burritos. Outstanding meal. Will definitely make again.