Emeril's Con Queso

Charmie777's Note:

This is from Emeril...good dip to serve with tortilla chips!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6-8

Yield: 3.0 cups

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon Emeril's Original Essence (or other seasoning)
• 1 cup chopped seeded tomato (optional)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 8 ounces white cheddar cheese , shredded (about 2 cups)
• 8 ounces monterey jack cheese , shredded (about 2 cups)
• 1 cup canned chopped mild green chili
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat until hot, about 1 minute.
2. Add onion and Emeril's and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes.
3. Stir in the tomato, if using, and garlic and cook, stirring, for another 2 minutes.
4. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the cheeses and chiles.
5. Cook, stirring constantly, until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes.
6. Stir in the sour cream, white pepper and salt and serve immediately with tortilla chips.

Reviews

[Chef #847730]

This was absolutely awful! Cooked tomatoes? No cilantro? I have never tasted a worse queso. I was able to salvage this by adding 3 cups of rice, making a casserole-type side dish for dinner that night. With groceries as expensive as they are these days, don't waste your time OR money on this one.

[Sooz Cooks]

Unfortunately no onion for me so I uesd onion powder but otherwise followed the directions exactly. I got the white cheddar from the deli section in slices and then just broke up the slices into pieces and stirred them in. Poured it into a crock pot after it was cooked and served with tortilla chips. DELICIOUS! I had made copies of the recipe but ran out, so had to email the link. This will be a regular for us!!

[Liza at Food.com]

This was awesome! Everyone loved it at our superbowl party and were impressed that it was con queso that didn't use velveeta. I didn't have the essence so I just used dried cilantro...it makes a ton and is now my goto con queso recipe...yay!