Chicken Chorizo Queso Flameado

Brian Carson
Chef

Made With:
99% Fat Free Ground Chicken (All White Meat)

Queso Flameado, or sometimes referred to as Queso Fundido, is a warm bubbly cheese mixture usually with chorizo and sometimes fajita meat. Chef Brian creates a version using ground chicken with chorizo. This is perfect served with tortilla chips or spooned into small, warm tortillas.

Yield: 2-3

00:20 Prep

00:30 Cook

00:50 Total Time

Ingredients

Directions

1/2 pound

Springer Mountain Farms Ground Chicken

1/2 pound

Chorizo sausage, no casing

1 tablespoon

Smoked paprika

1 tablespoon

Apple Cider Vinegar

1/2 tablespoon

Cayenne powder

1/2 cup

Garlic, chopped

1 teaspoon

Oregano, dried

1/4 cup

Whole milk

1 cup

Mozzarella cheese, shredded

1 teaspoon

Flour

Tortilla chips

Cilantro, chopped for garnish

Preheat the oven to 325°F.
In a medium mixing bowl, add chicken, chorizo, paprika, apple cider vinegar, cayenne powder, garlic and oregano and mix together.
Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat, add butter and melt completely.
Add chicken chorizo mix to the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (165°F).
Drain excess oil from chicken chorizo mixture.
In a small sauce pan over medium-high heat, add milk and allow to come to a boil.
Add in shredded cheese and stir for 5-7 minutes or until milk and cheese are completely blended together.
Add flour and continue to mix for another 2-3 minutes and remove from heat.
In a 6" cast iron pan or other small oven proof dish, add 1/4 of the chicken chorizo mixture, top with 1/4 of the cheese mixture and then do it all again alternating between the meat and cheese mixtures until the dish is filled almost to the top.
Place the pan/dish in the oven for 5-7 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling.
To brown the top of the dip, place under the broiler for a few minutes or until cheese is golden brown.
Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with tortilla chips.