This homemade cheese sauce is insanely delicious! You have to make it with Creamy Chicken & Broccoli Over Rice.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword cheese sauce, cheese sauce recipe, easy cheese sauce, homemade cheese sauce, how to make cheese sauce
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Calories 195kcal
Equipment
Stove
Ingredients
1stick unsalted butter
1/2cupall purpose flour
1teaspoonkosher salt
1/2teaspoonfreshly cracked black pepper
2cupschicken broth
2cupsfinely shredded mild cheddar cheese
Instructions
To prepare roux, melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once melted whisk in flour, salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 3-4 minutes until color of roux will gets slightly darker. Slowly whisk in broth, stirring continuously until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer and stir in cheese until melted.
Please note, if you choose the homemade sauce, you have to prepare it first, you can't just add all of the ingredients to the crockpot. You'll also cook your chicken breast in the broth first, shred then add the homemade cheese sauce. Before serving add sour cream and steamed broccoli.