Chile Con Queso (Melted Cheese Dip)
"This is an amazing recipe if you like cheese. Try dunking red and green bell pepper strips and tortilla chips. From Sunset Mexican Cookbook."
photo by Boomette
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- fried tortilla chips
- 2 tablespoons salad oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies or 1 jalapeno chile, diced
- 1⁄3 cup heavy cream
- 1 1 cup chihuahua cheese or 1 cup edam cheese
- 6 medium green bell peppers or 6 medium red bell peppers, seeded and cut int 1/2 inch wide strips
directions
- In a 3-4 quart pan, combine oil and onion.
- Cook, stirring, over medium heat until onion is soft (about 7 minutes).
- Add chilies and cream.
- Cook, stirring, until hot.
- Reduce heat to low and add cheese, stirring until melted.
- Pour into a chafing or fondue dish over a low flame or into a dish on an electric warming tray (low setting).
- Offer with bell pepper strips and tortilla chips.
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Reviews
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This wasn't bad, but it didn't have as much cheese taste as I like to have. Made for the Epicurean Queens ZWT5: Family Picks. -
This is great :) I used can diced chilies but another time I'll try with jalapeno. I didn't have heavy cream, so I used whole milk and added a little bit of low-fat cream cheese to give more texture and thickness. I used white cheddar cheese (low-fat). It was really good. I'll do it again :) Thanks Heydarl :) Made for the Saucy Senoritas of ZWT5 -
YUMMY! This is a keeper for sure. The only thing I did differently is I roasted my red bell peppers first, which brought out some sweetness in them. I think next time I make it I will try Chef*Lee's suggestion of adding some well-drained Ro-Tel. Made for ZWT5 '09 for a fellow Hell's Kitchen Angels team mate. Thanks Heydarl! -
Oh, goodness, so many of my favourite things in one recipe. Cheese, cream, red peppers... I made this for a drinks and nibbles evening I had with some friends and this went down a treat. I used a lovely local cheddar and a fresh chili pepper and served it with home made tortilla chips, crudites and fresh bread. So yummy and so decadent. I'll definitely be making this again. Thanks for sharing - made for ZWT5. -
Heydarl,,,Absolutely phenomenal!!!!!!!!! 100 stars!!!! I am so thrilled with this recipe!!!!! I love that this dip has some oomph to it, lots of chunky onion and green chile in each bite. I diced my onions very very small and I think that is really a key thing to do and I salted and peppered them after they had cooked down a little bit. I used most of the can of a drained 7 ounce size of green chiles because I love green chiles! I tempered the cream a little at a time into the mixture to keep it from curdling. I used the longhorn cheddar and it melted up just wonderfully!!! I think this is a wonderful base recipe for cheese dip, I could see adding a well-drained can of Ro-tel tomatoes for some spicy tomatoes and red color to go with the green!! Or even a type of sausage!!! I also love that this doesn't make a huge vat of dip, just the right amount to get about 4 people a good amount of appetizer!! I am not a big fan of Velveeta or any processed ingredients so this recipe really is wonderful to me!!!! Thank you so much for starting my New Year's 2009 party off with a bang!!!! UPDATE: I made another batch this time using 2 very well drained (10oz) cans Ro-tel original. I put one can Ro-tel in with a little oil in place of the onions to get the heat going so the cheese would melt. I let them heat up then I added my other can and tempered the cream into that. Added my cheese and it turned out wonderfully!! Five-hundred times better than yucky Velveeta and faster and easier too!!! Thanks for a real winning recipe!!!
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