Chile Con Queso

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon butter or 1 teaspoon margarine
• 1/2 cup american cheese spread
• 1 medium tomato (tomato should be peeled, seeded, and chopped.)
• 2 tablespoons chili peppers (chili peppers should be canned, chopped, green chili peppers.)
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce (optional)
• tortillas or corn chips

Recipe

• 1 in a small nonmetal bowl microwave the chopped onion and butter or margarine, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or till the onion is tender but not brown.
• 2 stir in the american cheese spread.
• 3 micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till the cheese spread is melted, stirring occasionally.
• 4 stir in chopped tomato, green chili peppers, and bottled hot pepper sauce, if desired.
• 5 micro-cook the cheese mixture, uncovered, on 100% power for 30 seconds to 1 minute more or till the cheese mixture is heated through.
• 6 serve immediately with tortilla or corn chips.