Darn Good Chili con Queso
Okay - not really the name of the recipe - but it was darn good. Great for a party.
Makes 8 cups
1/4 cup butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 (4 oz.) jar diced pimiento, undrained
2 (4 oz) cans roasted diced green chiles
1 cup cottage cheese
2 (16 oz) loaves pasteurized cheese product, cubed
1 (5 oz.) can evaporated milk
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onion and sauté until tender. Stir in diced pimiento and roasted green chiles, and sauté 1 minutes. Set aside.
Process 1 cup cottage cheese in blender until creamy.
Place onion mixture, cottage cheese, and cubed cheese in pot, stir in evaporated milk. Cover and cook on low until fully melted and mixed. Serve. (Can be made in crock pot and served in it to keep it warm.
Southern Living,
Okay - not really the name of the recipe - but it was darn good. Great for a party.
Makes 8 cups
1/4 cup butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 (4 oz.) jar diced pimiento, undrained
2 (4 oz) cans roasted diced green chiles
1 cup cottage cheese
2 (16 oz) loaves pasteurized cheese product, cubed
1 (5 oz.) can evaporated milk
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onion and sauté until tender. Stir in diced pimiento and roasted green chiles, and sauté 1 minutes. Set aside.
Process 1 cup cottage cheese in blender until creamy.
Place onion mixture, cottage cheese, and cubed cheese in pot, stir in evaporated milk. Cover and cook on low until fully melted and mixed. Serve. (Can be made in crock pot and served in it to keep it warm.
Southern Living,
(although I cringed when I bought it). Yes - definitely creamy and smooth. I loved the idea of blended cottage cheese - I will use this in other things too.