Chile con queso con chorizo is a deliciously creamy, chile-infused, Tex-Mex style cheese dip, made extra special with the addition of chorizo sausage.
So, I hear there’s a football game or something this weekend? A really, really big-deal-kind-of-football-game…like a SUPER big-deal-kind-of-game. Some may even call it a super-bowl-kind-of-game?
Not me though. I’d never call it that name because the NFL has all sorts of trademark infringement policies about publishing that particular name anywhere without them giving the all-clear to legally use said name. That and paying a ridiculous crap-ton of money to temporarily mention the name–which just isn’t in this little food blogger’s promotion budget.
Now that we’re clear on the big game name legalities, let’s talk about the most important outcome of this big ol’ football game happening this weekend…the food!
Sure the athletic match up of huge human projectiles throwing themselves at one another while trying to move a football down the field is the main event for some, but in my world, a big game is just an excuse for a vat of queso dip.
I heart chile con queso. Like with my whole heart-of-hearts I heart it. Wait. What?!
I love cheese, man! That’s all I’m trying to say. Cheese is where it’s at. It’s the bomb-dot-com. Cheese makes the world a better place. Cheese is so CHEESY! What’s not to love about cheese?
But of all the cheeses in all the world, nothing makes me more jazz-hands-excited than a steamy, creamy bowl of chile con queso dip. I find it only fitting that the love of my life first introduced me to the hot, drippy, delicious wonder that has taken residence in another part of my heart.
In the early stages of our relationship, Bacon Slayer invited me to a small super-big-game-gathering at his penthouse. Now before you get the wrong idea about BS and his means, I should mention that the penthouse was in an old, run-down hotel in a more run-down part of the Big Bad City. And I loved it! The views were spectacular!
Anyhoo, Bacon Slayer invited me to watch the game with he, his roommates, and a few others. I admit to being more than a little skeptical of game time food being served at a bachelor penthouse. After adjusting my expectations, I showed up expecting delivery pizza and a bag of chips. I was not disappointed. However, in a tiny corner of their even tinier kitchen was a small crock pot emitting the most glorious smell–that of gooey, melted CHEESE!
I graciously made my way to the little crock. It would have been rude of me not to try everything offered, right? I lifted the lid in anticipation…then promptly dropped it back in place, and demurely hustled my way across the room. The enticing smell was a hideous contrast to what I saw inside. That stuff looked…retched!
Bacon Slayer watched my queso drama from across the room. I can’t be sure, but he may have rolled his eyes before taking my by the arm and insisting that I try it. I explained that I was good. Pizza and chips were plenty good enough for me. In fact, I wasn’t even hungry. I, um…ate before I came over!
He didn’t buy it. Even early in our relationship, that man could see right through me.
So at his persistent prodding, I took a tortilla chip, dipped the smallest corner possible into the chile con queso. Eyes closed and nose wrinkled, I took a tentative bite.
Immediately after that fateful bite hit my tongue, my eyes sprang open, revealing a huge grin on Bacon Slayer’s face. Queso may not be aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but it was some seriously tasty stuff! Bacon Slayer may or may not have gloated a little bit at my reaction. I can’t say for certain because my memories of that day are muddled by that fantastical cheese dip. I plead Queso-induced Amnesia.
What I do is remember parking myself next to that little crock filled with lusciousness and not budging until every last bit of the warm cheese concoction was gone. I may or may not have scraped the crock clean with a spoon. You know, just to be sure that none of it was wasted.
I’ve always been a class act. Obviously.
In full disclosure, the bachelor chile con queso that I so readily inhaled that day was the three processed ingredients variety, so often touted in coupon circulars.
You know – Cheese food + canned chili + canned tomatoes. While I have nothing against that particular recipe–nor would I ever again ignore a chile con queso made with them, I can’t bring myself to purchase the required “cheese-food” that comes in a foil sealed brick and can be stored at room temperature. Weird but true.
What I can assure you of is that if you can get past the fact that queso dip is not particularly attractive, what it lacks in outer beauty, it more than makes up for in flavor. My Chile con Queso con Chorizo is layered with flavor from three types of cheese, green chiles, tomatoes, and a little Mexican-style chorizo sausage. Rather than thinning the whole affair with milk, I use chicken broth to give it another element of yum.
Serve Chile con Queso con Chorizo topped off with a little more cheese, fresh jalapeno slices, and plenty of salty tortilla chips.
I defy you to have the willpower to walk away from the bowl before it’s empty!
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Kirsten Kubert
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A deliciously creamy, chile-infused, Tex-Mex style cheese dip made a little extra special with the addition of chorizo sausage.
10 minPrep Time
15 minCook Time
25 minTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 3 oz. chorizo sausage
- 1/3 C. yellow onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 C. low-sodium chicken broth, at room temperature
- 1 Tbs. cornstarch
- 1 (10 oz.) can Rotel tomatoes (preferably Rotel with cilantro and lime), drained (or another brand of diced tomatoes with green chiles.)
- ¼ tsp. ground cumin
- 1 C. Cheddar-Jack cheese, shredded
- 1 C. American cheese, shredded (ask for a half-pound “hunk” at the deli counter)
- Tortilla chips
- Jalapeno pepper slices, optional
- Sweet red pepper slices, optional
Instructions
- Break up the chorizo while browning it with the onions in a skillet set over medium heat—about 4 minutes—until onions are soft. Sauté the garlic in the mixture for a minute or so until it becomes fragrant but not brown. Sprinkle the cumin over all.
- Dissolve the cornstarch by stirring it into the chicken broth with a fork. Pour the cornstarch mixture into the skillet with the chorizo mixture. Continue cooking while stirring continuously until it thickens—between 5 to 7 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the shredded cheeses, one-half cup at a time, until melted and smooth. Serve immediately with tortilla chips.
For more cheesy appetizer goodness, check out these recipes:
Layered Taco Dip {Easy Appetizers}
3 Cheese Corn Chowder
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