This recipe is from Casa Ole, a popular Houston restaurant.
5 lbs American Cheese
26oz water
13oz chopped onions
9oz chopped celery
10oz chopped bell pepper
1 3/4 oz finely chopped jalapeno
Add water & cheese to double boiler. Bring to a boil, stirring every 5 min. Place onions, bell peppers, celery, jalapeno peppers in a sauce pan w 2 oz water. Cook on med. Stirring constantly until veg. come to a light boil. When cheese has completely melted add veg. and mix thoroughly. Cook 5 min.
Don’t weigh the ingredients. I use a liquid measuring cup and measure them. This is mild, if you like spicy stuff, add more jalepeno.
**This is very thick. Thin it with water (Casa Ole adds lots of water to theirs). If you let it cool and then reheat you will need to add water.
**Do not cook in crock pot. It turns very dark and does not taste right.
*** Family memories - a waitress at our local restaurant use to ask "would you like chili a queso?" We knew it was coming, and would not look at each other, as we knew we would crack up!
