chili con queso

A couple of weeks ago, I made a chili con queso from the blogger the Pioneer Woman. While she served her variation as a warm dip, I decided to experiment with the cheese as a nachos appetizer. I substituted chicken habañero sausages for the Jimmy Dean.

The nachos were decadent and spicy, like a gourmet version of classic ballpark nachos.

Perfect for watching a game (or movie), these nachos are crowd pleasing and delicious. They are exactly what nachos should be: crunchy, melty, pure scrumptiousness. To learn how I made them, read more

I'm crazy about any combination of melted cheese and tortilla chips, so when I saw audreystar's recipe for chili con queso, I couldn't help but drool. Her recipe is part of a fabulous new group on TeamSugar, Dinner Challenge, which dares fellow readers to make a certain dish each week.A couple of recipes are posted on Mondays, and you have until the upcoming Sunday to make the meal and share your pictures of the process and final dish. It's a fun group and could lead to some inventive variations. For example, I want to make audreystar's chili con queso with Mexican chorizo instead of the sausage! To take a look at her delicious version, read more

I love the Super Bowl because it gives me an excuse to make super indulgent bar food! Have plenty of finger foods waiting for your guests. Serve chips, guacamole, chicken empanadas with chili con queso dip, and individual portions of goat cheese nachos. At half time set up a sandwich bar and invite guests to Italian sausage meatball subs and lobster rolls. Offer mini bags of store bought potato chips on the side. For these finger licking good recipes read more