Beer Cheese Pasta Sauce
This Beer Cheese Pasta Sauce is a mellow cheese sauce served over pasta. It's a copycat recipe from Spaghetti Works. Delicious topped with bacon!
Servings: 6
Calories: 450kcal
Ingredients
- 12 ounces 1 1/2 cups Half & Half
- 1 12 ounce jar Cheez Whiz
- 1 12 ounce light beer pour it a little ahead so it's a bit flat
- 12 ounces 1 1/2 cups broth
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 6 Tablespoons flour
- 1 pound package pasta prepared
- Bacon for topping if desired
Instructions
- In a small pan, melt butter for about 2 minutes. Don't let it brown. Add in flour to form a roux.
- In a medium sized sauce pan, over medium heat, heat half & half, Cheez Whiz, beer and beef broth, stirring constantly. When sauce reaches approximately 140 degrees F. add the roux. Continue cooking, stirring constantly until sauce reaches 160 degrees F. Don't let it come to a boil, you don't want it to curdle.
- Serve immediately over prepared pasta, topped with bacon if desired.
Notes
Also delicious as an appetizer served with my Italian Meatballs.
Adapted from a recipe found on Youtube/Big Red Recipes
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 450kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 1120mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g