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

Matthews’s team ran through 10 variations before settling on one coated in seasoning and dipped in nacho cheese sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

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

Meanwhile, the interior gets loaded with fajita-style chicken, housemade nacho cheese sauce and pico de gallo, a natural friend to any tostada.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

I lunch at Wendy’s, where $4.99 gets you unlimited refills at the Mexican part of the Super-bar, a comforting surfeit of refried beans and cheese sauce.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich