Name: Spicy Nacho Cheese Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: ¼ cup unsalted butter; ¼ cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups whole milk; 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese; 2 tbsp hot sauce; 1 tsp Cayenne pepper; salt and pepper

Spicy Nacho Cheese Sauce Recipe

Dana Cox Modified: February 18, 2024

How To Make Spicy Nacho Cheese Sauce

Forget the artificial flavors of a store-bought sauce with this nacho cheese sauce recipe. It’s made with a combination of cheddar cheese and hot sauce.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¼cupunsalted butter
¼cupall-purpose flour,spooned and leveled
2cupswhole milk
2cupssharp cheddar cheese,grated
2tbsphot sauce
1tspcayenne pepper
salt and pepper,to taste

Instructions

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Sprinkle the flour over the top, stirring constantly, for 1 to 2 minutes until a thick paste forms.
Slowly add the milk to the flour-butter paste in a steady stream, whisking constantly.
Continue cooking, whisking constantly, for 5 minutes until the mixture thickens.
Add the cheese, whisking constantly until it is melted.
Add the hot sauce and cayenne. Taste, then add salt and pepper, to taste.
Serve with nacho chips, and enjoy!