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Prep time
5 minutes
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Cook time
15 minutes
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Serves
12
Author Notes
White béchamel cheese sauce is the perfect topping for so many recipes! Perfect on pizza, pasta, vegetables, and as a hot cheese dip! —TheFeatheredNester
Ingredients
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5 tablespoons
butter
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1/3 cup
all purpose flour
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4 cups
milk
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3 cups
white sharp cheddar cheese
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1 cup
gruyere cheese
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1 1/2 teaspoons
salt
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1 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon
ground pepper
Directions
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In a large sauce pan (at least 3 quarts), melt butter until bubbly on medium heat. Add flour, stirring with a whisk until thick and pasty. Cook for 2 minutes.
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Slowly add milk, 1 cup at a time, stirring well in between cups until sauce is smooth. Add salt, nutmeg, and pepper.
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Simmer on low-medium heat until the sauce has thickened, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
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Stir in the sharp cheddar and the gruyere cheeses to the sauce.. Continue stirring until the cheeses are completely melted, and the sauce is creamy about 5 minutes. The thickened cheese sauce should coat the back of a spoon.
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Serve white cheese sauce over pasta or vegetables. Or use as a dip for raw vegetables, pretzels and pretzel balls, cheese cubes, sausage balls, tortilla chips, or corn chips.
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