Best Cheese Sauce

Pasta Sauce - Side Dish

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!

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 15 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Best Cheese Sauce

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

Tomato-Cream Sauce for Pasta

Side Dish

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.

Nutritional Information

Best Cheese Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 668.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 21.9g 44%

Carbohydrates: 12.4g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 0.3g 1%

Sugars: 0.6g

Fat: 59.9g 92%

Saturated Fat: 37.8g 189%

Cholesterol: 178.2mg 59%

Vitamin A Iu: 1922.9IU 39%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.1mg 39%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 7%

Vitamin C: 1.3mg 2%

Folate: 31.5mcg 8%

Calcium: 634.1mg 63%

Iron: 1mg 6%

Magnesium: 34.6mg 12%

Potassium: 248mg 7%

Sodium: 1223.1mg 49%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 13%

Calories From Fat: 539.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.