Hatch Red Chile Queso | Fresh Chile Cookin’ with Randy

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers fat content while still providing flavor.

Monterey Jack cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: generic cheese blend

Part-skim mozzarella is lower in fat and melts well.

Hatch red chiles

🥗Healthier: Anaheim peppers

💰Cheaper: canned green chiles

Anaheim peppers provide a similar flavor with less heat.

Combine grated cheese and a small block of Vita cheese in a pan.

Add a little cream top milk to the cheese mixture.

Add a few tablespoons of chopped roasted red chili to the pan.

Add one or two cloves of fresh garlic to the mixture.

Microwave the mixture slowly until creamy and melted, stirring in between.

Heat for about 1 minute and 20 seconds, stirring after each run, until all cheese is melted.

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