cheese sauce

American  

[cheez saws] / ˈtʃiz ˌsɔs /

noun

1. a sauce made of butter, milk, flour, and cheese, usually cheddar.

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Etymology

Origin of cheese sauce

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

They experimented internally with reducing the amount of cheese, mac and cheese’s costliest component, checking the effect on taste, texture, mouthfeel, cheesiness and “cling”—how the cheese sauce stuck to the noodles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

I’ll get chocolate vanilla swirl with a side of four burgers and cheese sauce.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

Kraft’s all-new vegan cheese sauce is made with fava bean protein and coconut oil powder, and has a “similar taste, look and feel to dairy-based mac and cheese,” the company told CNN.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2024

The other fillings seemed to be present — seasoned beef, nacho cheese sauce, iceberg lettuce, tomato and sour cream make this a sort of reconfigured burrito.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Jennifer tells Emma to wipe the cheese sauce off her chin.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson