Cabot Pepper Jack Cheese Sauce

Category

Dips Spreads & Dressings

Servings

4 cups

Cheese sauce lovers are going to fall head over heels with this pepper jack cheese sauce! Made with yellow onion, garlic, heavy cream, our own roux, Cabot Vermont Sharp Cheddar and Cabot Pepper Jack, this cheese sauce promises rich, bold flavor that will having you coming back for more. Whether you use it as a nacho cheese dip or to serve over sautéed veggies, you won’t need to search for sauce recipes using pepper jack cheese any longer once you’ve tried this one! Be sure to share it on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter with your friends and family.

Ingredients

  • One-quarter yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 whole garlic cloves
  • 2 ½ cups heavy cream

  • ½ cup roux *(see recipe below)
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • Roux

  • 1 cup clarified butter
  • 1¾ cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

Directions

  1. STIR onions and whole garlic cloves in medium saucepan over medium heat, until fragrant.
  2. ADD cream and bring to boil. Reduce heat to maintain gentle simmer and whisk in roux. Cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened.
  3. REMOVE from heat and stir in cheddar and pepper jack cheeses; stir until melted. Pour sauce through strainer, discarding onions and garlic loves. Season with salt and pepper.

Roux:

  1. HEAT clarified butter over medium heat in sauté pan; whisk in flour. Let mixture bubble gently until light blonde in color. Let cool. Store extra roux in refrigerator for to use with other sauces.

Nutrition

Nutrition

Serving Size
1/4 cup
per serving
Calories
217
Amount/Serving % Daily Value
Fat
21 grams
Saturated Fat
13 grams
Sodium
102 milligrams
4%
Carbs
3 grams
1%
Fiber
0 grams
0%
Protein
4.5 grams
Calcium
125 milligrams
13%
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Cheese As You Please

Our naturally-aged cheddars have 0g of lactose per serving! So go ahead, dig in.

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