Green Beans with Cheese Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 pinch cayenne 
• 4 ounces cream cheese softened
• 0.3 teaspoon mustard dry
• 3 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 1 pound green beans trimmed
• 1 pinch ground pepper black
• 1.5 cups milk 
• 1 pinch salt 
• 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
• 4 tablespoons butter unsalted

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• whisk

Directions

1. Bring 1/4 cup water just to a boil in a large saute pan over medium heat.
2. Add the green beans and salt, cover and cook for 2 minutes. Uncover, raise the heat to high and cook until the water has evaporated, about 1 minute. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the butter and continue cooking until the beans are crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat.
4. Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
5. Add the flour and cook, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes.
6. Whisk in the milk, garlic powder, dry mustard, black pepper and cayenne and cook, whisking continuously, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the cheddar cheese and cream cheese and heat until melted.
7. Pour the cheese sauce over the green beans, or serve on the side.