Matt Martinez’s Chile con Queso

Name: Matt Martinez’s Chile con Queso
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: TexMex, Southern
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1/2 cup finely chopped sweet onion; 1/2 cup finely chopped jalapeño (you can use canned green chiles if you prefer; just add them with the tomatoes); 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon granulated garlic; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 cup chicken broth; 8 ounces American cheese (I like the white American; if all you can find are the singles, stack them up and cut into little blocks); 1 cup chopped tomatoes

1 step

Prep:30minCook:15min

Adapted from Matt Martinez’s Culinary Frontier: A Real Texas Cookbook, by Matt Martinez Jr. and Steve Pate. Published by Doubleday.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:09:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories137.2 kcal (7%)

Total Fat10.6 g (15%)

Carbs5.2 g (2%)

Sugars2.1 g (2%)

Protein5.7 g (11%)

Sodium733 mg (37%)

Fiber0.6 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1 tablespooncanola oil

½ cupsweet onion

finely chopped

½ cupjalapeño

finely chopped, you can use canned green chiles if you prefer, just add them with the tomatoes

1 teaspoonground cumin

1 teaspoongranulated garlic

½ teaspoonsalt

2 tablespoonscornstarch

1 cupchicken broth

8 ouncesamerican cheese

i like the white american, if all you can find are the singles, stack them up and cut into little blocks

1 cuptomatoes

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Using a heavy pot, heat the oil on medium-high and sauté the onion, jalapeño, and dry ingredients for 2 to 3 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Add the broth and heat 3 to 4 minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken, then add the cheese and tomatoes. Carefully simmer the queso on low heat for 3 to 5 minutes, adjusting its thickness to suit your taste by adding broth or cheese. Serve hot and keep warm, stirring every so often to avoid the dreaded “cheese skin.”

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