How Do You Make Cheese Sauce In The Microwave?
If you’re tired of the macaroni and cheese with powdered cheese flavoring, want to dress up some plain veggies, or need something quick and easy to serve with nachos, try this cheese sauce. You’ll know exactly what’s in it, and it’ll be ready in a few minutes while you prepare whatever is going with it. • A microwave-safe dish. Select a small to medium sized microwave-safe dish that is wide and shallow. A pie plate or glass casserole dish works well. It will need to have walls, so a dinner plate isn’t the best choice. • Grate cheese. Grate plenty of cheese into the dish. You don’t have to measure. Just make a loosely packed layer an inch or so deep, depending on how much sauce you want to make and how large a dish you have. • Pour milk over the cheese. Pour milk over the cheese until it just covers the cheese. • Add cornstarch. The photo shows about the right amount of milk. Before adding the corn starch, pour a tablespoon or two of milk into the cornstarch and make a slurry; make sure
If you’re in a pinch and want to spruce up some steamed veggies, tortilla chips or even pasta, this cheese sauce recipe couldn’t be easier. All you need to do is whisk together the ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl and you can be ready to enjoy this delicious sauce in minutes. Place some butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook on high in the microwave for 15 to 30 seconds, checking on the butter to see if it’s melted. Whisk an equal amount of flour into the butter until smooth. Measure out an equal amount of cheese and milk. Set the cheese aside and add the milk to the flour and butter mixture. Stir until blended. Season with salt and pepper. Cook on high in the microwave for 2 minutes. Remove from microwave, and stir ingredients. Cook again for another 1 to 2 minutes or until the mixture has thickened. Add cheese to the bowl. Stir thoroughly. Place bowl back in microwave if the cheese doesn’t melt fully. Serve immediately.
