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Cheesy Spinach Con Queso
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PREP TIME
10 min
COOKING TIME
30 min
TOTAL TIME
40 min
SERVINGS
16 servings

Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 jalapeno pepper - seeded, membranes discarded, and pepper chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds pepperjack cheese, cut into cubes
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
- 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans evaporated milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
1
Combine the olive oil and butter in a medium-sized saucepan with a capacity of three quarts, set over an intermediate heat source. Allow the mixture to warm up and blend together seamlessly, stirring occasionally as it reaches a gentle simmer.
2
Next, introduce the onion into the saucepan and initiate a process of thermal transformation. Continue to stir the mixture until it reaches an optimal state of translucency, which should take approximately ten minutes to accomplish.
3
Following this, introduce the garlic into the saucepan and allow it to undergo a process of thermal transformation. Continue stirring until the aroma of the garlic is released, which should take around one minute to accomplish.
4
Subsequently, introduce the red bell pepper and jalapeño pepper into the saucepan. Continue to stir until these ingredients have undergone a process of thermal transformation and have softened, which should take approximately five minutes to accomplish.
5
Now, reduce the heat of the saucepan to a low setting and combine the pepperjack cheese and spinach into the onion mixture. Continue stirring constantly until the cheese has melted and the mixture has thickened, which should take approximately five to ten minutes to accomplish.
6
Subsequently, slowly pour a sufficient amount of evaporated milk into the cheese mixture. Continue stirring constantly until the desired consistency is reached, taking care not to introduce too much milk at once.
7
Finally, season the mixture with salt and continue to cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until it has warmed through. Allow the mixture to reach a minimum of five minutes at this temperature before serving.