Queso Fundido with Chorizo with Marcela Valladolid | The Best Thing I Ever Made | Food Network

chorizo

🥗Healthier: turkey chorizo

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey chorizo reduces fat content while still providing flavor.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese offers a healthier option with less fat.

tortilla chips

🥗Healthier: baked tortilla chips

💰Cheaper: pita chips

Baked chips are lower in calories, while pita chips can be more affordable.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

Remove chorizo from its casing and crumble it into a skillet.

Cook the chorizo over medium heat until it gets nice and crisp, rendering the fat and crumbling it, about 5-7 minutes.

Drain the cooked chorizo on paper towels to remove excess fat.

In the same skillet, add a little olive oil and then add 1/4 cup of chopped onions and 1 clove of minced garlic.

Sauté the onions and garlic over high heat, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan until softened.

Let the onion and garlic mixture cool down.

Grate Oaxaca cheese until you have small pieces that will melt quickly.

Grease an oven-safe dish (cazuela) to prevent sticking.

Layer half of the grated Oaxaca cheese at the bottom of the dish.

Add half of the chorizo, onion, and garlic mixture on top of the cheese.

Sprinkle the remaining Oaxaca cheese over the chorizo mixture.

Top with the rest of the chorizo mixture.

Bake in the oven until melted to gooey perfection (exact time not specified).

Warm flour tortillas directly over a gas burner, then fold them and wrap in a napkin to keep warm.

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