Description
Throw in whatever ingredients you have on hand to make this delicious queso fundido. Serve with tortilla chips, carrot sticks, and cauliflower florets.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 ounces Mexican-style chorizo
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
- 2 fluid ounces tequila (Optional)
- 1 pound Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- 1 (8 ounce) package white Cheddar cheese, shredded
- ⅛ teaspoon chili powder
- 2 plum tomatoes, diced
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Heat oil in a 9-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add chorizo; cook
- stirring to crumble
- until browned and cooked through
- about 5 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Drain any excess fat from the skillet.
- Without cleaning the skillet
- add bell peppers and onion. Cook over medium-high heat
- stirring often
- until browned and softened
- about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and stir in tequila. Continue cooking vegetables
- stirring often
- until golden brown
- about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon
- transfer vegetables to a bowl.
- Stir together Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses in a bowl; spread 1/3 in the skillet. Add 1/3 of the vegetables
- then 1/3 of the chorizo. Repeat with 2 more layers
- ending with chorizo. Sprinkle with chili powder.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheeses are melted and bubbling
- about 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with tomatoes
- cilantro
- and salt. Serve immediately.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 8