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Freezer Cheese Sauce

An easy, cheesy sauce that goes great with just about any vegetable imaginable - it stores great in the freezer until needed!
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Freezer Meal Recipes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cheese Sauce, freezer friendly, freezer meals, make ahead, sauces
Servings: 10 cups
Calories: 134kcal
Author: Make-Ahead Meal Mom

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 cups milk
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 4 egg yolks beaten
  • 6 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Melt butter in large saucepan or dutch oven over medium heat.
  • Whisk in flour, salt and nutmeg to make a roux.  Cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.  (This will help cook out any "flour" taste.)
  • While whisking briskly, add in milk and chicken broth.  Whisk until combined and smooth.  Remove from heat.
  • In separate bowl, mix egg yolks and half-and-half until combined.  Add in 1/4 cup of sauce mixture to egg mixture.  Stir to combine.  Add 3 more quarter-cups of sauce mixture, one at a time, into the egg mixture.  (This is to temper the eggs - raise their temperature slowly - so as not to scramble them.) Then add egg mixture into large pot of sauce mixture and stir to combine.
  • Return to heat and cook for 3-4 more minutes over medium heat.
  • Turn heat off and stir in cheddar cheese.  Continue to stir until all cheese is melted.
  • Allow mixture to cool, and then portion into freezer-safe containers.  Label and date, then freeze.

To re-heat:

  • Defrost sauce overnight in refrigerator.  Pour thawed sauce into saucepan and heat over medium heat, stirring frequently.

Notes

Recipe adapted from the book, Make-A-Mix, by Karine Eliason, Nevada Harward and Madeline Westover.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/4 cup | Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 281mg