Flourless Cheese Sauce
Easy, gluten free cheese sauce - without flour or Velveeta! Deliciously creamy and perfect for nachos, topping vegetables, dips for french fries and pretzels and lots more!
Servings: 6
Calories:
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup whole milk don't use 2% or skim milk!)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 pound American cheese from the deli cut in cubes
- 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese freshly shredded
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese freshly shredded
- pinch black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
NACHO CHEESE SAUCE (to the basic recipe add):
- pinch of cayenne pepper (or more to taste)1/4 teaspoon garlic powderPinch or salt (or to taste)
- 2-3 tablespoons pickled jalapeno juice brine from the jar
- 4-6 sliced pickled jalapenos finely chopped (or more to taste)
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper or more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pinch salt or to taste
Instructions
- Cube the American cheese and shred the Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses and set aside.
- Add milk and butter to a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally then stir in the pepper and dry mustard. NO salt added at this time due to the saltiness of the cheeses.
- When the butter has melted and small bubbles start to form in the milk (but before it starts boiling!) reduce heat to low and slowly add the cheeses a little at a time whisking until the cheese melts.
- Continue whisking until the cheese has a silky, creamy texture.
- NOTE: The cheese sauce will thicken as it cools but if your sauce is too thick, add a splash of milk, one tablespoon at a time.