Sriracha Nacho Cheese Sauce

I use cheese sauces pretty frequently whether for use in other recipes or simply for dipping chips into or pouring over nachos! At their base a cheese sauce starts by melting butter, adding flour (which thickens the sauce), followed by a liquid, like milk (or broth) and finally the cheese. It’s really that simple!
I generally like to go with 2 tablespoons of butter, 2 tablespoons flour, two cups milk and 1 cup cheese. You can easily halve the recipe, double it, triple it, etc. If you want a thicker cheese sauce increase the butter and flour to 3 or even 4 tablespoons each. For a thinner sauce go down to 1 tablespoon of each. If you want a stronger cheese flavour you can add more cheese!
You can easily add flavours to any cheese sauce! I like to add heat in the form of a chili sauce such as sriracha, sambal oelek, gochujang, etc, or a pinch of cayenne, a shake of chipotle chili powder, etc. You can add pretty much any flavour that you want!
Another option that I enjoy is skipping the sriracha and adding 1 cup salsa for a quick and easy cheesy salsa dipping sauce!
This cheese sauce is perfect for making mac and cheese! Simply make the cheese sauce and add the cooked pasta! Yum!