Best Kay Quevedas Chile Con Queso With Crab Recipes

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CHILI CON QUESO



Chili con Queso image

Years ago, my husband invented this gooey cheese dip. I may be biased, but I have to say it's excellent. If you like heat, rev it up with finely chopped jalapenos. -Patricia Leinheiser, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 20m

Yield 24 servings (2 tablespoons each).

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup whole milk
2-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Tortilla chips
Chopped tomato and sliced jalapeno pepper, optional

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute onion and garlic until tender. Add chilies; cook and stir 5 minutes. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and milk until smooth; stir into onion mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes., Reduce heat to low; gradually stir in cheeses, adding in small amounts and allowing cheese to melt between additions. Serve warm with chips. If desired, top with tomato and jalapeno.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 95 calories, Fat 7g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 155mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 5g protein.

KAY QUEVEDA'S CHILE CO QUESO WITH CRAB



Kay Queveda's Chile co Queso with Crab image

This is a specialty of caterer Kay Queveda. It's a combination of pickled jalapenos, artichoke hearts and sweet crabmeat in a luscious base of melted cream cheese and sour cream. It's a different way of thinking about chile con queso and it's so easy and so deliciously habit forming. Pita triangles are preferred, but you can use sturdy tostaditas, too. This is a thick chunky dip, so make sure you use a sturdy tostadita.

Provided by Lynnda Cloutier @eatygourmet

Categories     Cheese Appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 10

- 1 pound cream cheese, cubed
- 1/2 cup liquid from a jar of pickled jalapeno chiles
- 4 to 6 pickled jalapeno chiles, stemmed and sliced into thin rounds
- 2 cans artichoke hearts in water, drained and quartered, 14 oz. each
- 8 oz. sour cream
- 1 lb. fresh jumbo lump crab meat, picked over or three 6 oz. cans crabmeat, drained
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- salt to taste
- freshly ground white pepper to taste
- toasted pita bread triangles or tostaditas

Steps:

  • In medium pan, over low heat, mix the cream cheese, jalapeno liquid and pickled jalapenos and cook, stirring occasionally til cheese has just melted. Stir in artichoke hearts and sour cream and continue to cook, stirring often, til mixture is hot. Stir in the crabmeat and Parmesan cheese and add salt and pepper to taste. Cook til mixture just simmers. Don't boil. Transfer to chafing dish over a warming burner and serve. Serves 12

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