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Dress up your favorite veggies in just 5 minutes with this quick and easy Low Carb cheese sauce!
Need something to add a little extra healthy fat to your veggies? Mascarpone cheese makes this veggie cheese sauce smooth and creamy. The cheddar cheese gives it a classic flavor and a little tang from the lemon zest just brings it all home!
I love adding lemon zest to dishes, it gives them such a fresh flavor! This is a quick cheese sauce that literally takes 5 minutes to make.
It goes so well with broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, you name it!
How to Make Easy Cheese Sauce
Ingredients
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
1 tablespoon grass-fed butter
Zest of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1-2 teaspoons of salt (to taste)
*Optional: If serving with broccoli or asparagus, I highly recommend adding the zest of 2 lemons.
Preparation
Add the butter to a sauce pan on medium heat. Add in the heavy cream and heat for a minute.
Then add in the mascarpone cheese, salt and pepper. Once the mascarpone is melted, add in the cheddar cheese and stir.
Cook over medium low heat for a few minutes, or until the sauce has thickened to your liking. Mine took a little over 3 minutes.
Once thickened, add in the lemon zest and serve.
If you’re in a hurry to make your broccoli, check out this Instant Pot Broccoli!
You might also like my Jalapeño Popper Cauliflower “Mac” and Cheese!
More Keto and Low Carb sauces…
Creamy Mushroom Gravy
Easy Alfredo Sauce
Quick Homemade Marinara Sauce
Bang Bang Sauce
Buffalo Cheese Sauce & Dip
Bearnaise Sauce
Easy Cheese Sauce for Veggies - Keto and Low Carb
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1 tablespoon grass-fed butter
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1-2 teaspoons of salt to taste
Preparation
- Add the butter to a sauce pan on medium heat. Add in the heavy cream and heat for a minute. Then add in the mascarpone cheese, salt and pepper.
- Once the mascarpone is melted, add in the cheddar cheese and stir. Cook over medium low heat for a few minutes, or until the sauce has thickened to your liking. Mine took a little over 3 minutes.
- Once thickened, add in the lemon zest and serve.
Can I substitute creme fraiche?
Hi Cathy,
Assuming you mean subbing for the mascarpone cheese, I don’t see a problem with that. I haven’t tried it before, but it should work just fine.
Coukd crwam cheese be used instead if mascarpone?
Yes, you sure can! Just be sure to adjust your macros, since the carbs will be a little higher. It will have a stronger flavor, since mascarpone is very mild, but it should still taste great 🙂
This is delicious and creamy! I love the addition of the mascarpone, makes the sauce decadent – and the lemon zest keeps it fresh. Thanks for a great recipe!
You are most welcome and thanks for the feedback! I use mascarpone in so many recipes, it’s mild in flavors, loaded with healthy fat and very low carbs. Glad you enjoyed it!
How would this pair with Mexican food? Like taco salad…
I think it would pair nicely, but I would probably omit the lemon zest.
How well does this reheat?
Very easily! You can either reheat in the microwave or stovetop, just mix in a tiny bit of hot water first.