Potatoes Con Queso Recipes

Steps:

• Bring jalapenos and tomatoes to a boil.
• In blender add water, onion, garlic, cumin, chicken bouillon powder, can of tomato sauce and blend well.
• Add boiled jalapenos and tomatoes and pulsate the blender 2 or 3 times just so that the tomatoes and the peppers are still chunky in the sauce. Set aside.
• In skillet fry the potatoes until they start to look translucent and remove from fire. It is very important you do this. Don't fully cook them or else they will end up like mulch latter.
• Transfer the semi cooked potatoes to a bigger sauce pot and pour the sauce.
• Add cheese and stir well. If needed at salt to taste and bring to a boil.
• Serve hot and enjoy with warm tortillas!

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat. Add flour, whisking until smooth. Cook for 1 minute. Gradually add milk and cook until thickened. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the cheese. Remove from heat and stir until the cheese is melted. Add pimento, green chilies, jalapeno, and salt, stirring well. Place half of the potatoes in a greased 2 quart baking dish. Top with half of the cheese mixture. Repeat layers. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking for 40 minutes. Top with remaining cheese and bake 5 minutes more. Serve as a side dish to Mexican-inspired meat entrees.

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot with 2 tablespoons of salt and cover by a few inches of cold water. Bring to a boil, cover and cook until a paring knife inserted in the center meets no resistance.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook 1 minute. Whisk in the hot milk and increase the heat to high, cooking until the milk has thickened and the flour taste has been cooked out, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the Monterey Jack cheese until smooth and melted. Stir in the Parmigiano-Reggiano and poblano chile and season with salt and pepper.
• Drain the potatoes well, and then return to the pot over low heat to dry out. When the potatoes turn white and become dry, pass them through a ricer into a large glass bowl. Gently combine the potatoes with the remaining 6 tablespoons butter and the warm cream, using a wooden spoon. Season with salt and pepper.
• Make a well in the middle of the potatoes and fill with the cheese sauce. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot of salted water. Cover and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer until tender (about 15-20 minutes).
• While the potatoes are cooking, melt the butter in a frying pan over low heat, then add the scallions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the scallions are softened (about five minutes or so, at most). Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 3 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes an put them in a serving bowl. Add the cream to the tomato-scallion mixture and bring it to a boil, then add the cheese and stir until it melts. Season the creamy chese sauce with salt and pepper, to taste, and pour over the potatoes. Serve piping hot.

Steps:

• Pierce potatoes with fork or sharp knife. Microwave on HIGH 18 min. or until tender.
• MICROWAVE VELVEETA and RO*TEL in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 5 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted, stirring after 3 min.
• Cut potatoes lengthwise in half. Top each with 1/4 cup VELVEETA sauce.