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Chile con Queso con Chorizo {Easy Appetizer}
- prep: 10 min
- cook: 15 min
- total: 25 min
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A deliciously creamy, chile-infused, Tex-Mex style cheese dip made a little extra special with the addition of chorizo sausage.
Ingredients
- 3 oz. chorizo sausage
- 1/3 C. yellow onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 C. low-sodium chicken broth, at room temperature
- 1 Tbs. cornstarch
- 1 (10 oz.) can Rotel tomatoes (preferably Rotel with cilantro and lime), drained (or another brand of diced tomatoes with green chiles.)
- 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 C. Cheddar-Jack cheese, shredded
- 1 C. American cheese, shredded (ask for a half-pound “hunk” at the deli counter)
- Tortilla chips
- Jalapeno pepper slices, optional
- Sweet red pepper slices, optional
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Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 223 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 11 g 17.48%
- Saturated Fat: 4 g 18.77%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 63 mg 20.83%
- Sodium: 312 mg 13.01%
- Calcium: 154 mg 15.39%
- Potassium: 54 mg 1.53%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 4.35%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 7 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 2.58%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 9.78%
- Vitamin C 1.85%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total1 oz-eq
