Foolproof cheese sauce recipe for beginners and advanced home cooks

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option, while margarine can be a more budget-friendly alternative.

Weigh out 125 grams of plain flour and 125 grams of butter and add them to the pan.

Cook the flour and butter mixture on medium-high heat for about five minutes until the raw flour taste is gone, avoiding much color to keep it a white sauce.

Add the milk a little at a time while whisking to achieve a smoother sauce.

Use a ratio of eight parts milk to the weight of flour and butter, so for 125 grams of each, add 1 liter of milk.

Let the mixture simmer for five to eight minutes until it thickens to the desired consistency.

Add 250 grams of mature cheddar cheese to the sauce and stir until melted and creamy.

Taste the sauce; no seasoning is added as the cheese is salty enough.

Use the cheese sauce to mix with cooked pasta (like fusilli or macaroni) in a baking dish, ensuring it's generously coated with sauce.

Let the mac and cheese rest for at least 20 minutes before serving.

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