How to melt cheddar cheese in microwave oven quickly so you can make homemade nacho cheese sauce or cheese dip for delicious dips for snacks? Read this post to find a simple, easy recipe to make nacho cheese sauce quickly in the microwave! This is also an easy nacho cheese sauce without flour or butter as we just use 4 ingredients in this recipe!
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What cheese is best for making nacho cheese sauce at home?
Monterey jack cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, Mexican blend cheese are all great options for making nacho cheese sauce! In this recipe, we learn how to melt sharp cheddar cheese in the microwave to make the nacho cheese sauce! We prefer using shredded sharp cheddar cheese in this recipe but American cheese slices, velveeta cheese etc are also other great options to make nacho cheese sauce. So here is how you can easily and quickly make nacho cheese sauce for topping nachos or dipping tortilla chips, veggies, fries or anything you like for a quick, easy, cheesy and delicious snack!
Ingredients used to make microwave nacho cheese sauce:
shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup (I used sharp cheddar)
milk 2 tablespoons
salt adjust to taste
cayenne pepper ⅛ teaspoon (optional)
how to make microwave nacho cheese sauce?
Step by step instructions to make microwave nacho cheese sauce
Step 1 - Place the shredded cheddar cheese in a good quality microwave safe bowl (do not use plastic even if it is microwave safe to melt cheese). Make sure to use a bowl that is large enough so the shredded cheese stay upto only about half of the bowl (this is helpful to avoid any splatter as we microwave cheese).
Step 2 - Once the cheese is placed in the microwave safe bowl, place the bowl in the microwave oven and cook for about 30 seconds.
Step 3 - Once heated for thirty seconds, carefully take out the bowl and add the salt and cayenne pepper, mix well to combine.
Step 4 - Also add the milk to the cheese and stir in using a spoon.
Step 5 - Place the bowl back in the microwave and microwave for another 15 seconds.
Step 6 - Once it is done, carefully take the bowl outside (it might be very hot so make sure to handle carefully), stir the sauce very well until it's smooth and creamy!
Step 7 - Enjoy the cheese sauce along with nacho chips or any fries or veggies as you like! Make sure to serve this immediately for best results.
If you keep the cheese for longer time, it tends to thicken and lose the creamy texture, so once this cheese sauce is made, enjoy it immediately for the best results.
How To Melt Cheese In Microwave To Make Nacho Cheese Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese I used sharp cheddar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- salt adjust to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
Instructions
- Place the shredded cheddar cheese in a good quality microwave safe bowl (do not use plastic even if it is microwave safe to melt cheese). Make sure to use a bowl that is large enough so the shredded cheese stay upto only about half of the bowl (this is helpful to avoid any splatter as we microwave cheese).
- Once the cheese is placed in the microwave safe bowl, place the bowl in the microwave oven and cook for about 30 seconds.
- Once heated for thirty seconds, carefully take out the bowl and add the salt and cayenne pepper, mix well to combine. Also add the milk to the cheese and stir in using a spoon.
- Place the bowl back in the microwave and microwave for another 15 seconds.
- Once it is down, carefully take the bowl outside (it might be very hot so make sure to handle carefully), stir the sauce very well until it's smooth and creamy!
- Enjoy the cheese sauce along with nacho chips or any fries or veggies as you like! Make sure to serve this immediately for best results. If you keep the cheese for longer time, it tends to thicken and lose the creamy texture, so once this cheese sauce is made, enjoy it immediately for the best results.
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Flourless Nacho Cheese Sauce (Without Butter):
Sometimes we do forget the nacho cheese sauce is over and you just want to make something so quickly to top the nachos and that's when this easy, quick recipe to melt cheese in microwave to make nacho sauce comes handy! This is a simple nacho cheese sauce without flour or butter so if you are looking for flourless nacho cheese, this recipe is perfect for you! Be it tortilla chips or doritos or even simply any chips, fries or raw vegetable strips, this cheese sauce is quick to make at home and perfect for topping or dipping!
You can always melt cheese on stove top as well, however, if you just want to make a small batch nacho sauce just enough to make one serving or two servings, making it in the microwave oven is much easier and faster! Plus, you will have less dishes to clean afterwards since you can make this microwave nacho cheese sauce in a bowl which you can also use to serve it as soon as you make it! Just make sure to use a good quality microwave safe bowl to make this microwave nacho cheese and you are good to go.
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