Loaded Queso Fundido Recipes

QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Crumble chorizo into a 10-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet; add corn, red onion and pepper. Cook over medium heat until meat is fully cooked, 6-8 minutes; drain. Stir in the cheeses., Bake until bubbly, 14-16 minutes. Sprinkle with tomato and green onions. Serve with chips.

QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a 9-inch cast-iron skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook, crumbling it as you go, until browned and cooked through.
• Remove the chorizo from the skillet and drain it on paper towels (chorizo is very greasy!). Pour off any excess fat from the skillet.
• Without cleaning the skillet, add the onion and bell peppers.
• Cook the veggies over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until they brown and soften, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the tequila, if using. Turn the heat back on to medium-high and cook until the vegetables are golden brown and the liquor has reduced, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove the vegetables from the skillet and set them aside. Turn off the heat.
• Mix the cheeses together, then cover the bottom of a medium ovenproof skillet with one-third of the cheese mixture . . .
• Add one-third of the vegetables . . .
• And one-third of the chorizo.
• Continue with two more layers, ending with chorizo. Sprinkle the top with chili powder.
• Bake until the cheese is totally melted, hot, and slightly bubbling around the edges, 4 to 5 minutes. Watch it constantly, as you don't want the cheese to get overly melted and hard. But you want it to be sizzling!
• Top with the tomatoes, a sprinkle of kosher salt, and the cilantro.
• Serve immediately with tortilla chips . . .
• Or carrot sticks and cauliflower florets if you want to avoid chips!

LOADED QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F; In a small bowl; combine all Radish Pico de Gallo ingredients. Mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated, cover, and refrigerate until needed.; Preheat a cast iron skillet for 2 minutes over medium heat. Cook the chorizo for 5 minutes, crumbling with a spoon while cooking. Add onion, poblano peppers, and cook for 2 minutes. Add corn and cook for an additional 2 minutes.; Remove half of the chorizo mixture from the skillet and reserve. Spread 1 cup Chihuahua® Cheese across the skillet. Return reserved chorizo mixture back to the skillet and top off with remaining Cheese. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese melts.; Set broiler to 550˚F Broil for an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is golden. Top with Pico de Gallo, radish slices, jalapeño slices, and cilantro.; Serve Loaded Queso Fundido with chopped pork rinds and warm tortillas. Enjoy!; Cook's note: Loaded Queso Fundido is also great with crusty bread, crackers, tortilla chips, or jumbo pork rinds.

LOADED QUESO

Steps:

• Add the processed cheese, green chiles and 1/3 cup of the tomatoes along with some of their juice to a medium saucepan or an 8-inch cast-iron skillet and turn the heat to medium. Cook, stirring frequently with a rubber spatula, until the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.
• For the diablo sauce, add the remaining tomatoes and juice, chipotle peppers, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar and 1 teaspoon salt to a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat to a simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally with a rubber spatula. Set aside to slightly cool, about 5 minutes. Put the sauce into the jar of a blender and blend until smooth (see Cook's Note).
• Add the avocado, jalapeno, red onion, lime juice, cilantro and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a small bowl. Mash the avocado with the side of a spoon and stir to combine.
• To serve, top the queso with the guacamole, queso fresco, cilantro and a drizzle of the diablo sauce. Serve with tortilla chips.

QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cook the chorizo in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon as it renders, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, serrano and garlic and continue cooking until the chorizo is crisp and the onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the mixture from the skillet and transfer to a bowl. Toss the cheeses with the flour in a separate bowl.
• Add the beer to the skillet, stirring and scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Whisking constantly, add the cheese mixture a little bit at a time, whisking until smooth and well blended. Stir in the beans, chiles and chorizo mixture.
• Place the skillet in the oven and cook until the queso is hot and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Garnish with scallions and tomato and serve with tortilla chips.

LOADED QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil in a pot; add American cheese, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring frequently, until the cheese melts into the broth, about 5 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute chicken and chorizo in oil until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 7 minutes. Add mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, green onions, and garlic; saute until all vegetables are tender, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir chicken mixture into the melted cheese; bring to a simmer. Stir Cheddar cheese into the mixture and cook until completely melted, about 5 minutes.