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Easy Cheese Sauce
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Easy Cheese Sauce - cheap, easy and delicious.

This makes this easy cheese sauce super flexible and a handy recipe to have to hand for a quick, affordable and delicious dinner or lunch.
Course Main Course, Side Dish, Snack, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine French, Italian, Mediterranean, 15 minutes or less
Keyword mid-week, 0-15 Minutes, rice, easy cooking, family food, cheese, cheese sauce, quick meals, risotto
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 235kcal
Cost Under £2.00

Ingredients

Easy Cheese Sauce

  • 60 g Plain Flour
  • 60 g Unsalted Butter
  • 600 ml Milk
  • 1/2 tsp Grated Nutmeg
  • Grated Cheese to Taste

Instructions

Easy Cheese Sauce

  • Start by melting the butter in a saucepan and then after adding the flour stir continuously until a paste forms. Then slowly bit by bit add the milk and whisk it by hand until it thickens up. Finally, add some grated cheese, & grated nutmeg to taste (you can add English mustard too). Simple, easy and quick. Add it to pasta for a cheap easy meal. You could add leftover chicken, ham, and bacon to jazz it up a bit.

Nutrition

Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 8.9g | Fat: 15.5g | Saturated Fat: 9.2g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 175mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.2g