How to Make Cheese Sauce for Broccoli

A cheese sauce can make broccoli palatable even to finicky kids.

There is nothing worse than trying to get your kids to eat their vegetables. We try to bribe with their favorite dessert, threaten to take their privileges away, or just plain tell them that they are not leaving the table until they eat all their veggies. There is a cheese sauce recipe that is guaranteed to win any kids heart, though. You not only can use it for veggies like broccoli, but for others like cauliflower.

Things You'll Need

• 2 tbsp. of butter
• 2 tbsp. of starch or flour
• 1 cup of milk
• 6 oz. of velveta cheese
• Dash of salt
• Sauce pan

Instructions

1. Melt butter in sauce pan and add the corn starch. Mix until butter and cornstarch become like a soft paste.

2. Pour in the milk slowly, carefully mixing to avoid lumps in the mixture.

3. Add the cheese when the mixture becomes thin. Simmer until cheese is thoroughly melted. If sauce is too thin. Repeat Step 1 and add one spoonful at a time, until you reached desired consistency.

4. Taste the mixture to make sure it's cheezy enough for you. If not, add more cheese. Salt to taste. Serve hot!

Tips & Warnings

• Feel fee to try the cheese sauce on anything at all!

• Be careful to not burn the sauce after the cheese has been added.

References

• AllRecipes.com: Cheese Sauce Tips

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish