Cheese Béchamel Sauce Recipe

Here is a simple cheese béchamel sauce recipe. This French recipe will be useful as a base sauce in many recipes like lasagna, pasta, savory pancakes, etc.

This recipe consists of a classic béchamel sauce to which we add our favorite cheese. For me it will most often be pecorino, parmesan, or even freshly grated Comté. You will need to add it delicately while stirring so that it mixes well with the sauce.

For my part, I also like to add a little garlic and sometimes a touch of mustard, I find that it gives more character to my béchamels.

You’ll see, try this new béchamel sauce and you won’t be able to do without it! Below, I even give you recipe ideas in which I like to use it…

Cheese Béchamel Sauce Recipe

What ingredients do you need to make this homemade cheese béchamel sauce recipe?

• soft butter
• of flour
• whole milk if you have it
• freshly grated parmesan or pecorino, Comté, Emmental, etc.
• salt and pepper
• ground nutmeg
• fresh pressed or granulated garlic if you like that
• mustard if you want, it adds a little more character.

In what recipes can you use this sauce?

• Ham and Cheese Pie Recipe
• Zucchini and Ricotta Cheese Lasagna
• Vegetarian lasagna with Butternut, Goat Cheese and Spinach
• Greek Moussaka – Eggplant and Beef Recipe
• Leek and Parmesan Savory Crumble (I didn’t put any in my recipe but it’s entirely possible)
• Rolled crepe with ham and cheese
• Fish and seafood gratin
• Mushroom queen bites

Cheese Béchamel Sauce Recipe

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Prep Time:10 minutes mins

Cook Time:10 minutes mins

Total Time:20 minutes mins

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: French

Ingredients

• 50 g de beurre doux
• 70 g de farine
• 1 gousse d'ail pressée
• 50 cl de lait entier
• 100 g de parmesan fraîchement râpé ou pecorino, comté, emmental, etc.
• Sel et poivre
• Muscade moulue

Instructions

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat with the pressed garlic.
• Add the flour, mix with a whisk and cook the roux for about 3 to 5 minutes, stirring.
• Pour in the milk (all at once), mix over medium heat, then cook until the sauce thickens.

  It should be very thick.

  Remove from the heat, salt lightly or not (as there will be cheese), pepper and sprinkle with a little nutmeg. Mix well.
• Add the grated cheese and mix again until well incorporated.

If you ever make my Cheese Béchamel Sauce recipe and you like it, don’t hesitate to tag me on Instagram @tangerinezest so I can see the result and share it myself…

Finally, just to let you know I am French and I translate my recipes, be indulgent if you see syntax errors and do not hesitate to leave me a comment so I can correct it. I hope you will like my recipes and enjoy your visit to my food blog!