How to Make Tex-Mex Queso

Member

By Jeremy Reed
User-Submitted Article

Article Rating:

(12 Ratings)

This is a common staple of any Tex-Mex menu. Unfortunately, it is tough to find in restaurants outside of Texas. With this recipe, you can now bring Texas home.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

12 oz block of light Velvetta
1 can of Rotel
Olive oil
1/2 lb ground turkey sausage
1 can of chopped green chilies
Large pot
Skillet
Flour tortillas
Tortilla chips

Step 1

Cook ground turkey in a skillet on stove top until brown. When brown, remove skillet from the stove and proceed to drain grease into an empty bowl.
Step 2

Chop Velvetta into bite-sized cubes.
Step 3

Turn on stove to low-to-medium. Drizzle olive oil in the bottom of the pot.
Step 4

Add Velvetta cubes, Rotel, green chilies and turkey sausage into the pot. Stir constantly. Heat throughout until cheese is melted.
Step 5

Pour into a chip-and-dip dish and serve with warm tortillas or tortilla chips.

Tips & Warnings

Rotel comes in different varieties of spice. Recommend medium when serving dish to newbies.
If you are out of olive oil, you can sub with milk.
Never drain grease in the kitchen sink.
Do not let the cheese sit without stirring. It will burn on the bottom.