Real Nacho Cheese Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon cornstarch
½ cup milk, or more as needed
1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons cream cheese
1 teaspoon taco seasoning mix
½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Nutrition Info

129.9 calories
carbohydrate: 2.3 g
cholesterol: 33.2 mg
fat: 10.7 g
fiber: : -
protein: 6.1 g
saturatedFat: 6.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 199 mg
sugar: 0.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in cornstarch until paste forms, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Whisk in milk gradually until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Simmer until thickened to sauce consistency, about 2 minutes.

  2. Whisk Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, taco seasoning, and hot sauce into milk mixture until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes more. Add more milk as needed for desired consistency. Keep warm until ready to use.

Recipe Yield

2 cups

Recipe Note

Great on any Mexican dish. I use any leftover cheese sauce to make enchiladas.

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