Lunch: Chile con Queso

Recipe by Kathy Holdman, Tornillo, Texas Diced green chiles can be substituted for roasted green chiles.

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or margarine
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 prepared cheese product, cubed
1 (5-oz.) can evaporated milk
Assorted tortilla and corn chips
Toppings: grape tomato halves, pickled jalapeño slices

Instructions

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 minute. Set aside.
Process 1 cup cottage cheese in blender until creamy.
Place onion mixture, cottage cheese, and cubed cheese in a 4-qt. slow cooker; stir in evaporated milk. Cover and cook on LOW 1 hour and 20 minutes, stirring gently every 20 minutes. Stir before serving. Serve with assorted tortilla and corn chips and desired toppings.

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