This homemade Nacho Cheese Sauce recipe is so quick and easy, you’ll only need 4 ingredients and 5 minutes! It has the best cheddar cheese flavor, with a little bit of spice thanks to pepper jack and hot sauce. You’re going to love the creamy and cheesy consistency. Use it to dip nachos, fries, and pretzels, or slather it on top of tacos, fajitas, and anything your heart desires!
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What’s in this 5 Minute Nacho Cheese recipe?
This easy nacho cheese sauce is so dippable and so easy. You’ll be able to whip this up any time, for any meal or snack, game day, or Cinco de Mayo. Don’t forget the tortilla chips!
Shredded Cheese: Shredded cheese is easy to melt evenly. I recommend using sharp cheddar cheese, and pepper jack for a little bit of spice. Freshly-shredded cheese will melt best.
Evaporated Milk: Evaporated milk is thick and creamy, which lends to the perfect texture for our cheese sauce. Use unsweetened milk.
Cornstarch: Cornstarch is used here as a thickening agent. I prefer it over flour since cornstarch simply has more thickening power.
Hot Sauce: Use any hot sauce you like.
Something classic like Frank’s works great. You can leave this out if you don’t want any heat, but it’s delicious.
Pro Tip: You can substitute flour in place of the cornstarch if you need to, but you will need more of it to achieve the same result.
So slowly add more in and stir until you get the desired consistency.
What toppings can I add to nachos with cheese sauce?
This sauce makes a great dipping cheese for nachos, but you can also use it to make a regular plate of nachos.
Spread out tortilla chips on a tray or plate, pour the cheese sauce on top, and add any toppings you like (make sure ingredients are already cooked, heated, or prepped as desired).
You can add ground beef, shredded chicken, jalapenos, barbacoa beef, black olives, sour cream, simple guacamole, easy salsa, green onions, caramelized onions, and more.
COURSE: APPETIZ ERCUISINE: MEXICAN PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES TOTAL TIME: 5 MINUTES SERVINGS: 8CALORIES: 230KCAL
Nacho Cheese Sauce is something everyone should be able to make. An easy cheese dip (made in 5 minutes!) always comes in handy! This homemade nacho cheese sauce recipe is so delicious and so quick. Make it in a flash, dip in some chips, or use this versatile cheese sauce on all kinds of recipes!
INGREDIENTS:
- 8 ounces extra sharp Cheddar cheese
- 4 ounces Pepper Jack cheese
- 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce such as Frank’s
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a medium, heavy-bottom saucepan set over low heat, combine cheese and cornstarch. Toss to combine.
Add evaporated milk and hot sauce and whisk constantly until cheese is melted.
Continue whisking about 5 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and has thickened.
If cheese has thickened too much, add additional evaporated milk.
Serve immediately.
Enjoy😊!
NUTRITION:
CALORIES: 230KCAL | CARBOHYDRATES: 6G | PROTEIN: 13G | FAT: 16G | SATURATED FAT: 10G | CHOLESTEROL: 54MG | SODIUM: 323MG | POTASSIUM: 168MG | SUGAR: 4G | VITAMIN A: 495IU | VITAMIN C: 1.6MG | CALCIUM: 421MG | IRON: 0.4MG