Best Basic Cheese Sauce Recipes

BASIC CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy saucepan on top of stove.
• Add flour and stir until well mixed and bubbly being careful not to scorch.
• Remove from heat and add milk; stirring until well blended.
• Return sauce to heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat, add shredded cheese and parmesan and cook until cheese melts and there is no taste of raw starch.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

BASIC CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan, add flour and seasonings and stir until blended.
• Gradually add milk and cook stirring constantly until thickened.
• Stir in cheese and heat until cheese melts and sauce is smooth.

BASIC BLUE CHEESE PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and heat on medium.
• Let thicken slightly and make sure cheeses are melted.
• Add fresh herbs, minced, of your choice-- in any amount you wish-- if desired.
• You may not want to add salt depending on the saltiness of your stock, but freshly ground pepper is nice.
• Use white pepper if you can find it.
• Serve over pasta or gnocchi.

BASIC CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan on low heat. Add flour; whisk until blended. Cook 2 min. or until bubbly, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in milk until blended.
• Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly. Simmer on medium-low heat 3 to 5 min. or until thickened, stirring frequently.
• Add cheese; cook and stir 2 min. or until melted.

ALFREDO (BASIC CHEESE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Over medium heat, melt butter in large cast iron skillet. Add flour slowly, stirring in with a wire whisk, working out all lumps. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until just light golden brown. Be careful not to cook it too long as this negatively affects the flour's ability to thicken the sauce later. And the opposite is almost as bad ~ not cooking it enough leaves your sauce tasting a little like paste.
• Quickly add half and half, being sure to whisk continuously and briskly to work out any lumps before they have time to set. If you're new to making gravy like this, take the pan off the heat and add the half and half more slowly so you have more time to work the lumps out.
• Turn heat up to medium high. Add garlic, salt and nutmeg and whisk in well. Add bay leaf (more than one if you like a stronger bay flavor). Cook, stirring often, until sauce has thickened.
• Turn off heat. Add grated Parmesan and stir until melted and incorporated throughout.
• Serve over pasta or spaghetti squash. You can add all manner of things to this ~ meats like shrimp, chicken, or even pork; or broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, and the like to keep it vegetarian.

BASIC CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Stir in flour until blended.
• Stir in milk slowly.
• When the sauce has thickened, reduce heat and stir in cheese.
• Wonderful on steamed broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus or any veggie you want your child to try.