Homemade Queso Fundido Recipe
This incredibly delicious queso fundido recipe is jam-packed with chorizo and homemade pico de gallo for the perfect appetizer snack.
Ingredients
- 4 seeded and medium diced tomatoes
- 2 seeded and small diced serrano peppers
- ½ peeled and small diced yellow onion
- juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound loose chorizo sausage
- 1 pound shredded chihuahua cheese
- ½ pound shredded Oaxaca cheese
- sliced green onions
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- In a medium-size bowl mix together the tomatoes, peppers, onions, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper until combined and set aside.
- Next, add the olive oil to a medium-size frying pan over medium-high heat and cook the sausage until it’s cooked throughout.
- To assemble, Layer on as followed into a souffle or small casserole dish: cooked chorizo, salsa, and cheese. Repeat 1 more time reserving a little bit of the cooked sausage and salsa.
- Bake in the oven at 350° for 15 minutes or until the cheese is completely melted and browned around the outside edges.
- Serve with assorted dippers and top off with the remaining chorizo and salsa.
Notes
Chef Notes:
- Make-Ahead: This should be eaten as soon as it comes out of the oven, but you can make it up to 1 hour ahead of time and just keep it warm in the oven at low temperatures.
- How to Store: Keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- How to Reheat: Place in the oven uncovered at 350° for 5-10 minutes or just until melted.
Nutrition
Calories: 202kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 11gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 327mgPotassium: 147mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 601IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 188mgIron: 1mg