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Chorizo Cheese Dip Recipe

Guests will wipe the bowl clean when you set out this spicy cheese dip from our Test Kitchen. Serve it with tortilla chips or even vegetable dippers.

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Chorizo Cheese Dip Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

10 15 25

Ingredients

1/2 pound uncooked chorizo
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 small sweet red pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cartons (12 ounces each) white Mexican dipping cheese
Tortilla chips

Directions

Crumble chorizo into a large skillet; cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until fully cooked. Drain. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute the peppers, onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in cayenne and chorizo; heat through.
Heat cheese according to package directions; stir into meat mixture. Serve warm with tortilla chips. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 4 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/4 cup) equals 133 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 488 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 7 g protein.

Originally published as Chorizo Cheese Dip in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2006, p223