South American Cheese Sauce

Submitted by gailanng

"Don't be dissuaded because of the ingredient Velvetta. If there ever was a recipe made for it, this is it. Serve over baked potatoes, vegetables, fish, pasta or any which way your creative juices take you."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 2 cups
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 fresh garlic cloves, minced
• 1 -2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced or 1 -2 pepper, of your choice
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
• 2⁄3 cup light cream, half-and-half or 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup Velveeta cheese
• salt and pepper, to taste

directions

1. In a heavy skillet heat oil then add garlic, onion and fresh pepper over medium heat. Saute onion until translucent and soft. Stir in tomatoes. Reduce heat to low and simmer for approximately 15 minutes or until mixture has slightly thickened.
2. Stir in cream and Velveeta; cook over medium heat until Velveeta has melted, stirring until smooth. Stir in cilantro then season with salt and pepper, to taste. If too thick, thin with a few tablespoons chicken broth.
3. Serve immediately. See serving suggestions in recipe description.

Reviews

[Lucky in Bayview]

I made this to use as a dip rather than a sauce and we really liked it. I didn't have any cream, so I used milk and used about half of what was called for in the recipe. We loved the the fresh, lite taste. It was a really nice change from our usual queso dip. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

 

[alex9179]

Really good! I didn't have the jalepeno or cilantro, so made do with what I had on hand. An easily adaptable recipe for what's in the fridge or pantry. I added red pepper flakes and some queso fresco. I'm having trouble NOT eating it :)

 

[Scarlett516]

I wasn't too sure about the Velveeta, but this was delicious! Made for ZWT7: Count Dracula and his Hot Bites.

 

[Susie D]

This was so good! I used it to spoon over boneless chicken breasts & then the rest as the sauce for enchiladas. Both uses were terrific and this recipe will be used again. Thank you for sharing the recipe! Made for ZWT7.

 

[Baby Kato]

Awesome recipe gailanng. This was so good. We really enjoyed all the flavors in this delicious sauce. The flavors are too die for, they all worked great together. I served it over boiled potatoes and steamed broccoli. Into my keeperbox this goes. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us.