INSTANT POT® CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE

Instant Pot® Cheddar Cheese Sauce image

Use your Instant Pot® to make this creamy cheese sauce. This sauce may be used for mac and cheese, as a veggie topper, or as a base for queso when mixed with your favorite salsa.

Provided by Rachel Schoeller

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

¼ cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 tablespoons tapioca starch
1 ¼ cups whole milk
1 ½ cups sharp Cheddar cheese, grated

Steps:

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select the Saute function. Add butter and let it melt. Season with salt, pepper, and onion powder and stir. Sprinkle with tapioca starch and stir roux until blended; it will be thick.
Pour in milk gradually, 1/4 cup at a time, stirring each addition until well combined. Keep stirring to remove clumps. Sauce should be creamy and just under boiling temperature. If it starts to boil, turn Instant Pot® off and set to Keep Warm.
Add Cheddar cheese and stir continuously until cheese has melted and is well combined into the sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 223.4 calories, Carbohydrate 5.4 g, Cholesterol 55.1 mg, Fat 18.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 8.8 g, SaturatedFat 11.8 g, Sodium 638.3 mg, Sugar 2.6 g