Chili con Queso El Dorado

Name: Chili con Queso El Dorado
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 cups.
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped green onions; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 4 cans (4 ounces each) chopped green chilies; 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, finely chopped; 2 cans (5 ounces each) evaporated milk; 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese; 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 to 4 drops hot pepper sauce; Tortilla chips

Used as a dip or a sauce on burgers, chicken or pork, this creamy queso is spiced with chilies, chipotle peppers and hot pepper sauce. —Carolyn Kumpe, El Dorado, California

Ingredients

1 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
4 cans (4 ounces each) chopped green chilies
2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, finely chopped
2 cans (5 ounces each) evaporated milk
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 to 4 drops hot pepper sauce
Tortilla chips

Directions

In a large saucepan, saute onions in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add chilies and chipotle peppers; cook 2 minutes longer. Gradually stir in milk; heat through.
Remove from the heat; stir in cheese until melted. Stir in the cilantro, salt and pepper sauce. Serve warm with tortilla chips.

Nutrition Facts

1/4 cup (calculated without tortilla chips): 92 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 237mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

Originally published as Chile con Queso El Dorado in Simple & Delicious December/January 2012

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justmbeth

Apr 30, 2015

I made a half recipe, which is plenty. Family declared it was a keeper.
Bethj

Jan 6, 2012

Made this last week and the whole family loved it.