Nifs Simple Cheddar Cheese Sauce Food

EASY CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather ingredients.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; remove from heat. Stir in the flour, salt, dry mustard, and pepper.
• Put the saucepan back on the heat and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Gradually add milk or light cream, stirring until well mixed.
• Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring, for 5 minutes.
• Add the cheese and cook, stirring, until the cheese has melted and the sauce is smooth and well blended.
• Serve with pasta or vegetables and enjoy.

NIF'S SIMPLE CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and whisk very frequently for at least 2 minutes or until bubbly.
• Whisk in milk and heat until thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and immediately whisk in cheese and paprika until melted and smooth.
• Add salt and cayenne pepper to your taste.

NO-COOK CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the cheese, mayo, and vinegar.
• Then with the blender running slowly add the cream and season with peppers.

NIF'S VERY BASIC CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Place one tortilla in a nonstick pan and set on stove with the burner off. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and taco seasoning.
• Turn heat to medium and place other tortilla on top. After about 5 minutes, gently lift edge of quesadilla to see if bottom tortilla is starting to brown. It should take a little longer, but keep a close eye on it. When it is a light golden colour, slide quesadilla on to a plate.
• Flip quesadilla into the pan and brown other side, checking frequently. Slide on to a cutting board. Let sit for a couple of minutes and then cut into quarters.

CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour 500ml milk into a large saucepan and add 4 tbsp plain flour and 50g butter.
• Turn on the heat to medium and start to whisk the mixture. Keep whisking fast as the butter melts and the mixture comes to the boil - the flour will disappear and the sauce will begin to thicken.
• Whisk for another 2 mins while the sauce bubbles then stir in 100g grated strong cheddar cheese (or 50g grated cheddar, 50g crumbled blue cheese) until melted.

HALF-AND-HALF CHEDDAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
• Add in flour and whisk for 1 minute.
• Slowly add in the half and half cream and whisk until the sauce is thick.
• Add in the yolks and cook over low heat for 2 minutes.
• Add in the cheese, and stir over low heat until melted.
• Remove the sauce from the heat and season with salt, white pepper and nutmeg.
• Pour the sauce into a bowl.
• Cover the top of the sauce with buttered wax paper.
• Heat again before serving or refrigerate.

HOMEMADE CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and salt until a paste forms. Slowly add milk; cook and stir until fully incorporated, about 2 minutes. Add cheese, stir to combine, and cook until melted, 1 to 2 minutes.

NIF'S CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE (BAKE OR NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bring water to a boil and add chicken bouillon. Cook pasta in water for 1-2 minutes LESS than the package instructs. You want it to be more al dente than what you would typically cook it to.
• Meanwhile, add butter, flour, garlic powder, seasoned salt and pepper to a saucepan. Stir together until butter is fully melted. Whisk in milk and stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in cheese until melted. Set aside.
• Strain pasta when done. Return to pot and stir in cheese sauce.
• Spray 4 litre (4 quart) casserole dish and pour in pasta and cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle breadcrumbs over top and bake for 20 minutes.
• *** If you don't want to bake this, cook pasta to desired doneness, mix with sauce and serve.