Hot Cheesy Sausage Dip

Prep Time:10 minutes Cook Time:20 minutes Total Time:30 minutes Servings: 6

A hot melted cheese dip with plenty of spicy chorizo sausage, tomato and jalapenos! Perfect for dipping or pouring over nachos!

ingredients

1/2 pound fresh chorizo sausage, casings removed
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour (rice flour for gluten-free)
2 cups milk
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
4 ounces cream cheese, warmed
1 (14.5 ounce) can fire roasted diced tomatoes
1/4 cup pickled jalapenos, diced

directions

Cook the sausage and onion in a skillet until cooked through, breaking it apart as it cooks.
Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute, before setting aside.
Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat and cook until it foams and turns lightly golden brown.
Sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring, until lightly golden brown, about 1-2 minutes.
Add the milk and cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes.
Add the cheddar cheese, monterey jack cheese and cream cheese, and cook until it melts into the sauce.*
Add the chorizo, diced tomatoes and jalapenos and warm before enjoying!

Note: *You don’t want to boil the cheese and you may have to turn the heat down a little.
Option: Use fresh chopped jalapenos (instead of pickled) and add with the garlic.
Option: Add 1 tablespoon chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
Option: Add beans.
Option: Use salsa instead of roasted tomatoes!