astray recipes: Chili con queso

Categories: Chili; Appetizer
Yield: 2 servings

Measure	Ingredient
¼ cup	Chopped Onion
1 teaspoon	Butter Or Margarine
½ cup	American Cheese Spread
1 each	Med. Tomato *
2 tablespoons	Chili Peppers **
1 x	Dash Hot Pepper Sauce (Opt.)
1 x	Tortilla Or Corn Chips

* Tomato should be peeled, ceeded, and chopped. ** Chili Peppers should be canned, chopped, green chili peppers.

~------------------------------------------------------ ~----------------- In a small nonmetal bowl micro-cook the chopped onion and butter or margarine, uncovered, on 100% power for 1½ to 2 minutes or till the onion is tender but not brown. Stir in the American cheese spread. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till the cheese spread is melted, stirring occasionally.

Stir in chopped tomato, green chili peppers, and bottled hot pepper sauce, if desired. Micro-cook the cheese mixture, uncovered, on 100% power for 30 seconds to 1 minute more or till the cheese mixture is heated through. Serve immediately with tortilla or corn chips. Makes about 1 cup of dip.

chili con queso