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Cheese Tacos

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
25 min
TOTAL TIME
40 min
SERVINGS
6 servings
Dinner U.S.
Cheese Tacos
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped, or more to taste
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 4 cups shredded American cheese
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 12 corn tortillas, warmed
  • 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Instructions
1
Preheat your oven to a high temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
2
In a saucepan, melt butter over a medium-low heat. Sauté the onion and jalapeno pepper in the hot butter until the onion becomes transparent, taking around 5 minutes to achieve this. Add garlic to the onion mixture and cook until fragrant, approximately 30 seconds later.
3
Mix chicken broth and cornstarch in a separate bowl until you get a smooth consistency; pour this mixture into the onion mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until the broth thickens, which should take around 2 minutes.
4
Reduce the heat to a low setting and slowly add American cheese, one-quarter cup at a time, into the broth mixture until the cheese is completely melted and the sauce becomes smooth. This process may take anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes.
5
Mix diced tomatoes, green chile peppers, cumin, and cayenne pepper into the cheese sauce and keep the pot over low heat.
6
Divide the cheese sauce in half, reserving one-half of it for future use.
7
Sprinkle about a quarter cup of Cheddar cheese down the center of one tortilla and roll it around the cheese. Place the rolled tortilla, seam-side down, in a baking dish. Repeat this process with the remaining tortillas and Cheddar cheese.
8
Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
9
Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is melted, taking around 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the foil and pour the reserved half of the cheese sauce over tacos.