Best Cheese Sauce

Name: Best Cheese Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: ½ cup butter; ¼ cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups half-and-half; 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Rating: 5 stars

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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!

By Pam Witzig

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

cook:

10 mins

total:

15 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

½ cup butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 cups half-and-half
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

Step 1

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.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

669 calories; protein 21.9g 44% DV; carbohydrates 12.4g 4% DV; fat 59.9g 92% DV; cholesterol 178.2mg 59% DV; sodium 1223.1mg 49% DV. Full Nutrition

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