Creamy Queso Fundido
This appetizer is the champion of all dips! Full of caramelized onions, peppers, and crispy chorizo in a creamy cheese sauce, topped with more cheese, and baked to bubbly perfection. I have the winning appetizer of this Super Bowl season!
Why I love this dip so much
Are you sitting down? You need to be! This spicy, creamy, cheesy dip is gonna knock your socks off! In the words of my 15-year-old daughter after her first bite, “ohmergerd this is soo goood”. I always gravitate to the Fundido if it’s on the menu. I mean, with a name like Fundido, who can go wrong! This just decided, if we ever get another dog, we are naming it Fundido! Awe, now I want another doggy. Sorry, I’m off track. Recently, we went out to a new Mexican restaurant in Grand Rapids for my Seestors birthday, and we ordered the fundido. It was amazing! It was super creamy, cheesy, spicy, and chunky. I had to figure out how to recreate it at home.
I made this on Monday morning when my kids were home from school because of a snow day. This appetizer was screaming for a Corona with lime to wash it down. It would make for a more authentic Super Bowl picture, right? Except for when my eleven year old and her friend find me in the kitchen hawking (as in Seattle) down on the fundido, swigging my brewsky at exactly 11:05 am. Needless to say, it looked a little suspicious, and of course, I had to defend myself to the wee one that had never been to our home before………
“MOM! Really?” Cece hollered 😉
“um, I’m shooting for a Super Bowl blog post, and I needed it to look authentic and such…um er dumm dumm dee dum. Emily, do you know what a food blogger is? No? Well, it’s a person who makes fundido in the morning and drinks a beer with it all in the name of a photo op. Yup, that’s me.” says Me.
Says Emily, “That’s OK, my mom drinks sometimes too!”.
Phew! For the love of fundido.
So here’s how you fun-DEE-dough.
Gather these ingredients
How to make queso fundido
- Brown chorizo in oven proof pan, like a cast iron skillet. Remove any additional grease from the pan.
- Slice peppers and onions, add them to the chorizo and saute until onions and peppers are caramelized about 10 minutes.
- Dollop cream cheese over the chorizo, pepper, and onion mixture. Allow it to melt and stir to combine.
- Cover with shredded Mexican blend cheese. Place in a 375 preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes or until bubbly and nicely browned around the edges. Remove and garnish with cilantro.
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Creamy Queso Fundido Dip
Ingredients
- 1 pound chorizo sausage
- 1/2 red bell pepper seeded and cut into thin slices
- 1/2 green pepper seeded and cut into thin slices
- 1/2 yellow pepper seeded and cut into thin slices
- 1 cup sweet onion cut into thin slices
- 8 ounce block cream cheese
- 3 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- -Brown chorizo sausage in an oven proof pan, make sure to break up sausage as it browns so there are not any large chunks, meat needs to be a fine consistency. Cook it long enough to allow it to get a little crispy.
- -When meat is completely brown drain off any excess grease and add peppers and onion to the pan saute with sausage until they start to caramelize.
- -Break cream cheese into chunks, plop on top of sausage mixture, turn off heat, fold cream cheese in to the meat.
- -Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top, place pan in oven for 15 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and starts to brown.
- -Sprinkle with fresh chopped cilantro and serve with tortilla chips, warmed corn tortillas, or just eat it as is with a spoon!
That dip looks to die for good!
Believe me I ate so much of it I feel like I am dying today! I hear the tread mill calling….
Will be trying this recipe – just for the name of it – I think my grandkids and I could create a zippy chant for the fundido!! Well – I know less than you do about the two teams who are playing in the super bowl – except, when my husband asked me which team I would be rooting for, I said- which ever team is the one wearing the orange….I happen to like orange. He rolled his eyes ! Seriously???
Yepper – more snow headed our way, too. It is winter, so we should expect it.
Stay warm
Ah Janey we are rooting for opposite teams, but we will both be eating delicious food! So who cares 😉 Stay warm!
You can’t go wrong with melted, cheesey goodness!
That’s my life motto.
Sounds amazing Sheila.
I have a similar recipe that uses two types of canned beans, cream cheese and of course cheeeese.
It is a family favorite for sure, but I think I’ll mix it up and try your Fundito instead.
Happy cooking and enjoy the game.
OOooh we like beans around these parts! Is it on your blog? Thanks for stopping by! xoxo Sheila
It is actually my husband’s recipe. Not sure how he came up with it.
Hi Shelila
1 can chili w beans
1 can chili no beans
8 oz cream cheese
2 c sharp cheddar cheese
Melt these together and serve with Frito Lay corn chips. Mostly served as an appetizer before a football game.
Enjoy!
This sounds amazing!!!
This makes me want to reach thru the screen for a scoop!! Yum! And since I don’t have a team to cheer for the in the Super Bowl either I am cheering for the Seahawks also bc of their uniforms – my favorite colors are navy blue and lime green!
Thanks for stopping in! Have a great weekend and Go Seahawks!
I want the whole pan.
No joke! I think I could eat it all gone! I can never get enough Mexican food, or cheeeeese!
You had me at Corona 😉 This looks super yummy. I will for sure be giving it a try with lime infused beer and all!
I hope you enjoy! Lime infused brewsky and all:) Thanks for stopping in!
I love your honesty about liking the Seahawks, in part, due to their colors – I’m not alone! 😛