Butternut Queso Fundido
Recipe: #44094
January 20, 2025
Categories: Dips, Cheese, Appetizers, Peppers, Squash, Mexican, Southwest, Game/Sports Day, Spicy, more
"This queso gets an extra richness from the butternut squash, plus the squash keeps it lower in calories."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (64.2 g)
- Calories 234.2
- Total Fat - 22.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.8 g
- Cholesterol - 63.2 mg
- Sodium - 344.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 2.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 0.8 g
- Protein - 6.1 g
- Calcium - 164.4 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat the oil in a medium cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the onions; cook for 5 minutes until softened. Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the stock, squash, chipotle, and adobo sauce. Bring to a boil.
Step 2
Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add 2 ounces of the Oaxaca cheese and 2 ounces of the Mexican-blend cheese; cook 2 minutes or until smooth, stirring until the cheese melts.
Step 3
Preheat the broiler to high.
Step 4
Aprinkle the remaining cheese over the top. Broil 2 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly, and lighly browned. Remove from broiler. Top with radishes, cilantro, green onions, and jalapeno. Serve with chips and celery sticks,
Tips
No special items needed.