Quick Queso

Everybody likes chips & queso, right?  I think when there are both salsa & queso as options for your dipping pleasure, most people tend to eat more of the queso.  It's sort of an added treat.  Outside of restaurants, most people just use the orange looking stuff out of the jar.  It isn't bad -- but you can easily do better on your own.

One quick way is just to mix Velveta cheese with Ro-Tel tomatoes & green chilies.  But I have another option for you.  I took some chunky salsa with corn and added fresh sliced green onions and a little sour cream.  Of course, I added a few dashes of hot sauce to up the heat factor too.

Then I added pepper jack cheese and tossed it in the microwave for 30-60 seconds.

It was so painfully easy, you'll wonder if you ever need to buy the jar again.  My advice is to use more cheese than you think, though.  The salsa, sour cream, and hot sauce are all adding liquid to your mixture.  So if you like a thicker consistency, be sure to load up on the cheese.

I was just making a small little batch to tide me over until dinner.  But it was great.  And I think the onions add a nice element that is often missing from such a rich dip.  They work well with the heat to balance out all the heavy cheese and cream.