South American Cheese Sauce

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Don't be dissuaded because of the ingredient Velvetta. If there ever was a recipe made for it, this is it. Serve over baked potatoes, vegetables, fish, pasta or any which way your creative juices take you.

by gailanng·published 2010-07-20

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Servings

(6–8)

Total time

25 min

prep 5 min

Calories / serving

117 kcal

Ingredients (9)

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2 tablespoons olive oilolive-oil
1 large onion, choppedonion
3 fresh garlic cloves, mincedgarlic
1 -2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced or 1 -2 pepper, of your choicepepper
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drainedtomato
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, mincedcilantro
2/3 cup light cream, half-and-half or 2/3 cup heavy creamcream
1 cup Velveeta cheese
salt and pepper, to tastesalt-and-pepper

Instructions (3 steps)

01In a heavy skillet heat oil then add garlic, onion and fresh pepper over medium heat. Saute onion until translucent and soft. Stir in tomatoes. Reduce heat to low and simmer for approximately 15 minutes or until mixture has slightly thickened.
02Stir in cream and Velveeta; cook over medium heat until Velveeta has melted, stirring until smooth. Stir in cilantro then season with salt and pepper, to taste. If too thick, thin with a few tablespoons chicken broth.
03Serve immediately. See serving suggestions in recipe description.

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