Easy Nacho Cheese

Name: Easy Nacho Cheese
Total time: 300 s
Yield: 4-5 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp flour; 2 cups cheddar cheese; 1 cup milk (whole); 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp cayenne; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1 finely diced Jalapeño; 1 tbsp Jalapeño juice (jarred) instead of Jalapeño; 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder instead of spices

Justin Butler @TheTallGuy

Illinois

Cooked this for the family to use with the leftover taco meat from my Slow Cooker Pork Tacos

Justin Butler @TheTallGuy

Illinois

Cooked this for the family to use with the leftover taco meat from my Slow Cooker Pork Tacos

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Ingredients

5 minutes

4-5 people

2 tbspbutter
2 tbspflour
2 cupscheddar cheese
1 cupmilk (whole)
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tspcumin
1/2 tspcayenne
1/2 tsppaprika
1finely diced Jalapeño
Substitution
1 tbspJalapeño juice (jarred) instead of Jalapeño
1 1/2 tspchilli powder instead of spices

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Steps

5 minutes

1

Melt the butter into a pan and whisk in flour over medium heat. Allow to cook until bubbling. Once bubbling continue to cook about 30 seconds.
2

Add milk to mixture and change heat to medium high. Bring mixture to a simmer. Once simmering mixture will thicken quickly. When it is thick enough to cover a spoon remove heat.
3

Add cheese to mixture and stir until melted. Then add remaining ingredients. Let rest about 3 minutes to allow ingredients to properly blend. Then serve while warm.