How to Make Cheese Sauce in the Microwave
Select a small to medium sized microwave-safe dish that is wide and shallow., Grate plenty of cheese into the dish., Pour milk over the cheese until it just covers the cheese. , Before adding the corn starch, pour a tablespoon or two of milk into...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Select a small to medium sized microwave-safe dish that is wide and shallow.
A glass pie plate or glass casserole dish works well.
It will need to have walls, so a dinner plate isn't the best choice. -
Step 2: Grate plenty of cheese into the dish.
You don't have to measure.
Just make a loosely packed layer an inch or so deep, depending on how much sauce you want to make and how large a dish you have. ,,,, Cover the dish if you want to save yourself some cleanup., Break up and loosen any clumps of cheese that stick together, or to the bottom. , Microwave the sauce for about two minutes at a time, stirring in between.
It will take about 2-4 two-minute cycles, depending on your microwave and quantities.
If the sauce seems too thick, add more milk and microwave for 20-45 seconds, then stir thoroughly.
If the sauce seems too thin, add more cheese and microwave for about 30 seconds-1 minute or until cheese is melted, then stir thoroughly. , A little salt will help a lot to bring out the cheese flavor., Pour it over pasta, veggies, or whatever else needs to be a bit cheesier. -
Step 3: Pour milk over the cheese until it just covers the cheese.
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Step 4: Before adding the corn starch
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Step 5: pour a tablespoon or two of milk into the cornstarch and make a slurry; make sure all of the cornstarch is dissolved in the milk before you add it to the pie plate.
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Step 6: Stir everything together with a fork
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Step 7: making sure to mix the cornstarch in and get it completely dissolved.
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Step 8: Microwave the whole thing in the dish for two minutes.
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Step 9: Stir with a fork again.
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Step 10: Repeat the microwaving and stirring until the sauce blends and thickens.
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Step 11: Add salt to taste.
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Step 12: Serve hot.
Detailed Guide
A glass pie plate or glass casserole dish works well.
It will need to have walls, so a dinner plate isn't the best choice.
You don't have to measure.
Just make a loosely packed layer an inch or so deep, depending on how much sauce you want to make and how large a dish you have. ,,,, Cover the dish if you want to save yourself some cleanup., Break up and loosen any clumps of cheese that stick together, or to the bottom. , Microwave the sauce for about two minutes at a time, stirring in between.
It will take about 2-4 two-minute cycles, depending on your microwave and quantities.
If the sauce seems too thick, add more milk and microwave for 20-45 seconds, then stir thoroughly.
If the sauce seems too thin, add more cheese and microwave for about 30 seconds-1 minute or until cheese is melted, then stir thoroughly. , A little salt will help a lot to bring out the cheese flavor., Pour it over pasta, veggies, or whatever else needs to be a bit cheesier.
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