How to Make Tex-Mex Queso
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. Does this Spark an idea?
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
Instructions
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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.
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Chop Velvetta into bite-sized cubes.
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Turn on stove to low-to-medium. Drizzle olive oil in the bottom of the pot.
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Add Velvetta cubes, Rotel, green chilies and turkey sausage into the pot. Stir constantly. Heat throughout until cheese is melted.
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Pour into a chip-and-dip dish and serve with warm tortillas or tortilla chips.
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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.
Comments
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3CMom
Dec 14, 2008
My mom used to make this all the time when we were kids. Great for Superbowl. Thanks. -
jackfrost87
Jul 29, 2008
O this sounds really good. Thanks for the recipe. -
G. Sheridan
Jun 18, 2008
I have everything on hand and I'm making this tonight. Yum! -
AbbyNormal
Jun 09, 2008
Sounds good. -
Melissa Maroff
Mar 20, 2008
Sounds great...I'm gonna try it. If only a Chuy's would open up here in LA...or anything close!