The Official ILoveNachoCheese.com Recipe
We've posted various recipes. We've conducted taste tests. We've delivered the very best nacho cheese related news anywhere on the Internet. Now, we're going to contribute something truly original to the nacho cheese community - An official recipe.
A couple weekends were spent in the kitchen creating literally dozens of different nacho cheese sauce variations. We experimented with ingredients and tweaked quantities until we came up with something we were proud to share. In the end, we settled on this original recipe and hope you like it as much as we do. After all, we created it for you! So give it a try and let us know what you think.
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The Official ILoveNachoCheese.com Recipe
Serving Size: Enough for one bowl of nachos (1-2 persons)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. corn starch
1/2 cup milk
1 oz. cream cheese, cubed
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1/8 cup monterey jack, shredded
1/2 tsp. Busha Browne's Pukka Hot Pepper Sauce. (Any habanero/scotch bonnet pepper sauce will do. We recommend anything with a "use with descretion" warning on the bottle.)
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. paprika
Directions:
In a small saucepan over low-medium heat, melt butter and stir in corn starch.
Pour in the milk, add cream cheese, and continue to stir until mixture is fully incorporated.
While stirring mix in cheddar and jack cheeses, chili powder, paprika, and hot pepper sauce.
Continue to stir until cheese has melted and all ingredients are well blended.
Pour over tortilla chips.
CheesyChef- I feel your pain. Habanero Tabasco is good...but not the same. You can purchase Busha's online here: http://www.hotsauceworld.com/hsw1267.html
If you want to find it locally, I would recommend visiting more of a boutique or specialty market. In the San Francisco Bay Area, I would recommend Draeger’s or Molly Stones.
Posted by: Joey Mack | April 06, 2007 at 12:51 PM
I made the goodness today but was disappointed when I couldn't find the Busha Browne's at the store. I purchased the Habanero Tabasco. I think I might be missing out as my sauce wasn't hot enough :( I had to add chopped Jalepeno's for fire. Any suggestions of where to buy Busha's?
Posted by: CheesyChef | April 05, 2007 at 02:51 PM
Liquidman - If you refer back to the post "Taste Test: Cheese vs. Cheese" back in our January archives, we compare the Tostitos brand nacho cheese to the Fritos brand nacho cheese. We concluded that the Tostitos nacho cheese in a jar is the way to go.
Posted by: Joey Mack | April 04, 2007 at 02:54 PM
Waht's the best brand of store bought nacho cheese and where do I get it?
Posted by: Liquidman | April 04, 2007 at 12:23 PM
I couldn't wait until Saturday; I had to make it tonight. IT WAS AMAZING! The best thing about it is the cheese taste so fresh and has a bit of a zest to it. Compared to jar or canned cheese you get from the grocery store, this recipe is hands-down a winner. It's quick and easy to make also, took me just a few minutes and the whole family enjoyed it. We also dipped our sandwich bread into the cheese which was tasty!
Posted by: NachoMan | March 23, 2007 at 08:34 PM
I've tasted this and it is awesome! It's so good that I would dip anything into it,not just chips:)
Posted by: Joey Mack | March 23, 2007 at 04:13 PM
I've tasted this amazing elixer and it is indeed a delicious blend of cheesy goodness. I almost don't want to eat it with a chip because I want every taste bud to enjoy the flavor. Mmm mmm yummy!
Posted by: quickerin | March 23, 2007 at 08:53 AM
You're welcome, NachoMan. Please feel free to come on back and leave some comments after you've tried it out.
Posted by: Joey Mack | March 22, 2007 at 08:49 PM
Thank you my cheesy friends!! I now know what I'll be eating this weekend.
Posted by: NachoMan | March 22, 2007 at 07:28 PM