Sauce Recipe ⤑ Instant Pot® Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Use your Instant Pot® to make this creamy cheese sauce. This sauce may be used for mac and cheese, as a veggie topper, or as a base for queso when mixed with your favorite salsa.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoons tapioca starch
• 1 ¼ cups whole milk
• 1 ½ cups sharp Cheddar cheese, grated

Cooking Directions

1. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select the Saute function. Add butter and let it melt. Season with salt, pepper, and onion powder and stir. Sprinkle with tapioca starch and stir roux until blended; it will be thick.
2. Pour in milk gradually, 1/4 cup at a time, stirring each addition until well combined. Keep stirring to remove clumps. Sauce should be creamy and just under boiling temperature. If it starts to boil, turn Instant Pot® off and set to Keep Warm.
3. Add Cheddar cheese and stir continuously until cheese has melted and is well combined into the sauce.

Nutrition Facts

• calories223.4
• carbohydrateContent5.4 g
• cholesterolContent55.1 mg
• fatContent18.7 g
• fiberContent0.1 g
• proteinContent8.8 g
• saturatedFatContent11.8 g
• sodiumContent638.3 mg
• sugarContent2.6 g