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Chili Con Queso Fondue
This snack is a great way to use up leftover meat -- of any kind!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon (about a palmful) chili powder
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup chicken stock (eyeball it)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup shredded smoked cheddar cheese
- 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
- 2 cups leftover meat (steak, chicken, pork – whatever you’ve got), chopped or shredded up into bite-size pieces
- For dipping:
- Tortilla chips
- Spinach flour tortillas
- Pretzel rods
- Veggie sticks (bell peppers, carrots, celery – whatever you like)
- Cherry tomatoes
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Yields: 4-6 snack-size servings
Preparation
Place a medium-size skillet over medium-high heat with two turns of the pan of EVOO, about two tablespoons. Add the onion, garlic, jalapeño and sauté until the veggies are tender, 5-6 minutes.
- If your fondue pot can be used on the stovetop, you can cook the veggies right in that!
While the vegetables are cooking, melt the butter in a medium-size skillet over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook for about 1 minute. Whisk the chicken stock into the butter-flour mixture, add salt and freshly ground black pepper, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook until thickened, a couple of minutes.
Add the leftover meat to the gravy and cook until heated through. Mix in the shredded cheese and simmer until all of the cheese has melted, about 1 minute. Remove the cheesy gravy from the heat and keep warm.
When the veggies are tender, add the tomato sauce and chili powder and simmer until slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes.
Once the veggie mixture is cooked, remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the cheese gravy. Serve in a fondue pot and eat it up with your choice of dippers.
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