Queso Dip with Chorizo
Creamy, cheese white queso dip with pork chorizo! Hearty and delicious!
Servings 8 Servings
Ingredients
- 8-10 oz pork or beef chorizo
- 3 tsps. butter
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 c diced onion
- 2-3 jalapeños, diced fine
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 large roma tomato, diced fine
- Light salt n pepper
- 3 tbsps ap flour
- 2 1/2 c half n half or whole milk at room temperature
- 1 lb pepper jack cheese, shredded
- 4 oz queso oaxaca
- Valentina hot sauce to taste.
Instructions
- Cook the chorizo in a preheated skillet set at medium heat for 10 minutes. If it has excess grease, drain it out.
- In a large skillet at medium heat, melt the butter with the oil. After 2 minutes, add the onion, jalapeño and garlic. Sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add in the tomatoes. Stir well to combine. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Sauté for another 5 minutes.
- Stir in the flour and let it cook for 2 minutes. Gradually pour in the milk or half & half, stirring the whole time. Continue stirring until it looks smooth.
- Lower the heat and gradually mix in all of the cheese, stirring to combine all of the ingredients. Once cheese has melted, top with cooked chorizo. Serve right away. Serve with homemade chips or fajita size flour tortillas!
Notes
you can use this same recipe to prepare a cheese sauce for macaroni and cheese. Fold in some sharp cheddar cheese!