Cheese Sauce For Broccoli
Jan 18, 2024
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If you are looking for an easy cheese sauce for broccoli, cauliflower, baked potatoes, nachos and more, this is it! We always say find ways to get more fruits and veggies on your table and if that means adding a cheese sauce, do it!
Cheese Sauce for Broccoli
No matter how you use this cheese sauce, it’s a creamy, smooth texture that is delicious topped on broccoli, baked potatoes, nachos, cauliflower and more! It’s a great way to get kids to try more veggies.
Why We Love This Broccoli Cheese Sauce Recipe
- Super simple ingredients
- Ready in under 15 minutes
- Feeds a crowd
- Guests can serve themselves as much or as little as they want
- You can also add hot sauce to this recipe for a little added kick
Tips For Making Broccoli Cheese Sauce
- Ensure that the roux (butter and flour), are combined and that the flour bakes off for a minute or two. Otherwise, your cheese sauce will taste like flour.
- Next, when adding the milk, be sure to whisk! You can’t over whisk here. This is what will leave you with a smooth and creamy consistency.
- It is super important to remove the pan from the heat when adding in the Velveeta. You want the milk mixture to be warm, not scolding hot.
What to Serve Cheese Sauce With
There’s honestly no wrong answer here! However, here’s a few suggestions on how to serve this cheese sauce:
- Over broccoli or cauliflower
- Drizzled over nachos
- Used as a topping for baked potatoes
- As a dip for fries, chicken tenders, pretzels or breadsticks
Ingredients Needed For Cheese Sauce For Broccoli
- Butter
- All purpose flour
- Milk
- Velveeta
- Garlic
- Salt and pepper
How to Make Cheese Sauce For Broccoli
Begin by making a roux. A roux is melted butter and flour mixed together until it’s thick. It’s almost like a paste and thickens the cheese sauce. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter has fully melted, add in the flour and combine. Cook for about a minute or two to let the flour cook off.
While constantly whisking, add the milk slowly into the saucepan. Continue to whisk over medium heat for 3-5 minutes until the mixture becomes thick.
Remove from the heat and add in the Velveeta, garlic, salt and pepper. Continue whisking until the Velveeta has completely melted and you have a smooth consistency.
Serve over broccoli, tortilla chips, pasta, baked potatoes or any other of your favorite ways to serve cheese sauce.
How To Store Leftover Cheese Sauce
Fair warning, you do not want to freeze cheese sauce. When thawed and reheated, the texture will become a grainy, sandy consistency.
To ensure a smooth consistency, store in an airtight container or mason jar in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. To reheat, place in a medium saucepan and heat over medium-low heat. You may need to add a few tablespoons of milk to loosen up the sauce.
More Delicious Sauce Recipes To Try
- Blueberry Sauce – whether you use on top of cheesecake, pancakes, French Toast or more, it’s a quick and easy sauce to keep on hand.
- Homemade Blackberry Jam Recipe – a delicious jam recipe that will have you making homemade blackberry jam often!
- Homemade Ranch Dressing – homemade ranch is so much better than anything you can find in the grocery store. Once you realize how easy it is to make, you’ll have it on hand in the refrigerator!
Cheese Sauce For Broccoli
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Unsalted butter
- ¼ c All purpose flour
- 2 c 2% milk
- 12 oz. Velveeta cheese cubed
- 1 Garlic clove minced
- ½ tsp Kosher salt
- ½ tsp Black ground pepper
Instructions
- Begin by making a roux. A roux is melted butter and flour mixed together until it's thick. It's almost like a paste and thickens the cheese sauce. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter has fully melted, add in the flour and combine. Cook for about a minute or two to let the flour taste cook off.
- While constantly whisking, add the milk slowly into the saucepan. Continue to whisk over medium heat for 3-5 minutes until the mixture becomes thick.
- Remove from the heat and add in the Velveeta, garlic, salt and pepper. Continue whisking until the Velveeta has completely melted and you have a smooth consistency.
- Serve over broccoli, tortilla chips, pasta, baked potatoes or any other of your favorite ways to serve cheese sauce.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
