10 Minute Nacho Cheese
Quick & easy nacho cheese sauce recipe can be used to make homemade
Servings: 8
Cost: 6
Equipment
- saucepan
- stove top
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp canola oil (or other high heat cooking oil)
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1/4 cup diced green chilies (optional)
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- salt & black pepper (to taste)
- 1 tbsp taco seasoning
- 3-4 cups shredded cheeses I use Cheddar/Monterey Jack blend
Instructions
- Heat the butter and oil in the saucepan on medium heat. Add chilies and garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and chili powder and whisk until combined. Continue to cook about 30 seconds.
- Slowly pour (while whisking) in your heavy cream and milk. Continue to monitor and whisk for a few minutes while your mixture comes to a low rolling boil. Let cook for 2 minutes or so, while scraping the bottom once or twice with the whisk.
- Add taco seasoning, salt, pepper. Turn off the heat.
- Add your shredded cheese one cup at a time, while stirring to ensure each cup is incorporated and fully melted before adding another. Taste and season again if necessary. Dive in!
Notes
You can use a variety of cheeses here depending on your application. For Mac n Cheese, I like to include Mozzarella for extra stretch. For Nacho Cheese Sauce, you could even add pepperjack to spice it up!