Easy Cheese Sauce | White Sauce Recipe

Made using just a few simple ingredients, this easy Cheese Sauce recipe can be ready to enjoy in 10 minutes. It is the perfect accompaniment to your silverside (corned beef) or veggies and it can also be used when making Lasagna or as a sauce for your pasta bake.

Why you will love this Cheese Sauce Recipe:

• This recipe has a lot going for it. It’s easy to make, practically no fail and is so versatile.  
• I make it regularly, and use it on  anything from Lasagna, Cannelloni, poured over  steamed or roasted Vegetables and Pasta Bakes – it would also be great served with Silverside.

Cheese Sauce Ingredients

• Cheese – I use a mixture of Tasty (Cheddar) and Parmesan Cheese, however you can use just Tasty Cheese if you prefer.
• Milk – either full or skim milk can be used.
• Pepper – to avoid any black specs of pepper in your sauce, use ground white pepper.

How to Make Cheese Sauce:

To make, simply grate the cheeses and then add the remaining ingredients. Cook over a medium/low heat stirring gently until mixture is thick.

Tips for Making This Recipe:

• You can use just Tasty (Cheddar) Cheese for this recipe if you don’t have any parmesan cheese.
• This Cheese Sauce can be frozen, however I would recommend using it within 24 hours of making for best results.
• I prefer to use a mixture of tasty (cheddar) and parmesan cheese as this combination helps to give added flavour.

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Easy Cheese Sauce Recipe

Lauren

This simple Cheese Sauce (White Sauce) Recipe is perfect served alongside silverside (corned beef), as a topping for your lasagna and pasta bake or served over veggies.

5 from 6 votes

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 7 minutes mins

Course Sauces

Cuisine Australian

Servings 6 people

Calories 146 kcal

Equipment

• Saucepan
• Thermomix – optional

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 tablespoons butter 30 grams
• ▢ 2 tablespoons plain flour 20 grams
• ▢ 1 cup milk 250 grams
• ▢ 1 cup tasty cheese 100 grams
• ▢ ½ cup parmesan cheese 50 grams
• ▢ pinch Salt and pepper Use white pepper if you don't want black pepper flakes in you sauce.
• ▢ ½ teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

 

• Grate the cheeses and set aside until needed.
• Place all ingredients into a saucepan (not over heat).
• Turn on the stove to a medium high heat and using a whisk stir constantly until mixture thickens just below boiling point. This should only take a few minutes.
• Remove sauce from stove top and if not using immediately, cover the top with a piece of cling film to stop a skin from forming.

Thermomix Instructions

• Place 3cm cubes pieces of the tasty and parmesan cheese into your Thermomix bowl and blitz for 10 seconds on speed 10 or until finely grated.
• Add the butter, plain flour, milk, nutmeg and salt and pepper to your Thermomix bowl and cook for 7 minutes at 80 degrees on speed 4.
• Serve

Notes

• You can use just Tasty (Cheddar) Cheese for this recipe if you don’t have any parmesan cheese.
• This Cheese Sauce can be frozen, however I would recommend using it within 24 hours of making for best results.
• This Cheese Sauce can be made a 2-3 days in advance, store covered in the fridge until needed.
• I prefer to use a mixture of tasty (cheddar) and parmesan cheese when making cheese sauce as this combination helps to give added flavour.

Nutrition

Serving: 0gCalories: 146kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 9gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 273mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 328IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 287mgIron: 1mg

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