Kelly Family Cookbook

Appetizers and First Courses

Chile con Queso

CHEESE-AND-GREEN-CHILI DIP

To make 2 1/2 to 3 cups

3 medium-sized firm ripe tomatoes or 1 cup chopped drained canned tomatoes
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup light cream

1/2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
A 4-ounce can green chilies (not the jalapeño variety), drained, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped
2 cups (1/2 pound) freshly grated Monterey Jack cheese, or substitute 1 cups freshly grated Münster cheese

If you are using fresh rather than canned tomatoes, drop them into enough boiling water to immerse them completely. After 15 seconds, run the tomatoes under cold water and peel them with a small sharp knife. Then cut out the stems, slice the tomatoes in half crosswise and squeeze the halves gently to remove the seeds and juice. Chop the tomatoes coarsely.

In a heavy 1- to 1 1/2-quart saucepan, melt the butter over moderate heat. When the foam begins to subside, add the flour and mix well. Stirring constantly with a wire whisk, pour in the cream in a slow, thin stream and cook over high heat until the sauce comes to a boil, thickens heavily and is smooth. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 or 3 minutes to remove any taste of raw flour. Set the sauce aside off the heat.

Combine the tomatoes, garlic and salt in a heavy 10- to 12-inch skillet and, stirring frequently, cook briskly, uncovered, until the mixture is thick enough to hold its shape almost solidly in a spoon. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the cream sauce and chilies. Without letting the mixture boil, stir in the grated cheese a handful at a time.

To serve, light the burner under a fondue pot or chafing dish. If you are using a chafing dish, pour hot (not boiling) water into the bottom pan. Ladle the chile con queso into the fondue Pot or chafing dish and serve at once, accompanied by tostaditas or crackers.

American Cooking: The Great West: Recipes - Appetizers and First Courses

Total Moisture: 691.94648
Total Calorie: 1616.5465
Total Protein: 67.31387125
Total Total_Fat: 138.3172525
Total Ash: 15.31972875
Total Carbohydrate: 32.29749875
Total Fiber: 5.8498375
Total Sugar: 19.69483375
Total Calcium: 1.977521875
Total Iron: 0.00406973
Total Magnesium: 0.12865675
Total Phosphorus: 1.3378405
Total Potassium: 1.029261
Total Sodium: 0.792564
Total Zinc: 0.0083373375
Total Copper: 0.00033971
Total Manganese: 0.00053834525
Total Selenium: 4.71527375E-05
Total Vit_C: 0.0766788
Total Thiamin: 0.000298128125
Total Riboflaven: 0.00147814975
Total Niacin: 0.003536783
Total Panto_Acid: 0.00199119275
Total Vit_B6: 0.0006843195
Total Folate_Tot: 0.153550875
Total Folic_Acid: 0.01203125
Total Food_Folate: 0.141519625
Total Folate_DFE: 0.161988375
Total CholineTot: 0.099874
Total Vit_B12: 0.00226008
Total Vit_A: 7.18367825
Total Vit_A_RAE: 1.235286
Total Retinol: 1.051684
Total Alpha_Carot: 0.37269
Total Beta_Carot: 1.966910125
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 9.49437
Total Lut_Zea: 0.460265875
Total Vit_E: 0.00354616875
Total Vit_D: 0.003996
Total Vit_D_IU: 0.15532
Total Vit_K: 0.0409162375
Total FA_Sat: 0.081986571375
Total FA_Mono: 0.037424535875
Total FA_Poly: 0.005228536625
Total Cholesterol: 0.094156

Breakdown By Ingredients:

3 medium-sized firm ripe tomatoes or 1 cup chopped drained canned tomatoes

Number of Grams: 369
Total Moisture: 348.7788
Total Calorie: 66.42
Protein: 3.2472
Total Fat: 0.738
Total Ash: 1.845
Total Carbohydrate: 14.3541
Total Fiber: 4.428
Total Sugar: 9.7047
Total Calcium: 36.9
Total Iron: 0.9963
Total Magnesium: 40.59
Total Phosphorus: 88.56
100 g Total Potassium: 139Total Potassium: 512.91
Total Sodium: 210.33
Total Zinc: 0.6273
Total Copper: 0.21771
Total Manganese: 0.42066
Total Seleneium: 0
Total Vit_C: 50.553
Total Thiamin: 0.13653
Total Riboflavin: 0.07011
Total Niacin: 2.19186
Total Panto_Acid: 0.32841
Total Vit_B6: 0.2952
Total Folate_Tot: 55.35
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 55.35
Total Folate_DFE: 55.35
Total Choline_Tot: 22.14
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 3073.77
Total Vit_A_RAE: 154.98
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 372.69
Total Beta_Carot: 1656.81
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 9494.37
Total Lut_Zea: 453.87
Total Vit_E: 1.9926
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 29.151
Total FA_Sat: 0.10332
Total FA_Mono: 0.11439
Total FA_Poly: 0.30627
Total Cholesterol: 7.38

2 tablespoons butter

Number of Grams: 28.4
Total Moisture: 5.09496
Total Calorie: 203.628
Protein: 0.2414
Total Fat: 23.03524
Total Ash: 0.02556
Total Carbohydrate: 0.01704
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0.01704
Total Calcium: 6.816
Total Iron: 0.00568
Total Magnesium: 0.568
Total Phosphorus: 6.816
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.02556
Total Copper: 0.004544
Total Manganese: 0.001136
Total Seleneium: 0.284
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.00142
Total Riboflavin: 0.009656
Total Niacin: 0.011928
Total Panto_Acid: 0.03124
Total Vit_B6: 0.000852
Total Folate_Tot: 0.852
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0.852
Total Folate_DFE: 0.852
Total Choline_Tot: 5.112
Total Vit_B12: 0.04828
Total Vit_A_IU: 709.716
Total Vit_A_RAE: 194.256
Total Retinol: 190.564
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 44.872
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0.65888
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 1.988
Total FA_Sat: 14.338876
Total FA_Mono: 6.65412
Total FA_Poly: 0.85484
Total Cholesterol: 0

2 tablespoons flour

Number of Grams: 7.8125
Total Moisture: 0.93125
Total Calorie: 28.4375
Protein: 0.80703125
Total Fat: 0.0765625
Total Ash: 0.03671875
Total Carbohydrate: 5.96171875
Total Fiber: 0.2109375
Total Sugar: 0.02109375
Total Calcium: 1.171875
Total Iron: 0.3625
Total Magnesium: 1.71875
Total Phosphorus: 8.4375
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.0546875
Total Copper: 0.01125
Total Manganese: 0.05328125
Total Seleneium: 2.6484375
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.061328125
Total Riboflavin: 0.03859375
Total Niacin: 0.46125
Total Panto_Acid: 0.03421875
Total Vit_B6: 0.0034375
Total Folate_Tot: 14.296875
Total Folic_Acid: 12.03125
Total Food_Folate: 2.265625
Total Folate_DFE: 22.734375
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0.15625
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0.078125
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 6.171875
Total Vit_E: 0.01796875
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0.0234375
Total FA_Sat: 0.012109375
Total FA_Mono: 0.006796875
Total FA_Poly: 0.032265625
Total Cholesterol: 0

1 cup light cream

Number of Grams: 240
Total Moisture: 178.824
Total Calorie: 458.4
Protein: 7.104
Total Fat: 45.84
Total Ash: 1.464
Total Carbohydrate: 6.768
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 8.808
Total Calcium: 218.4
Total Iron: 0.12
Total Magnesium: 21.6
Total Phosphorus: 220.8
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.768
Total Copper: 0.0288
Total Manganese: 0.012
Total Seleneium: 11.04
Total Vit_C: 1.92
Total Thiamin: 0.0552
Total Riboflavin: 0.456
Total Niacin: 0.216
Total Panto_Acid: 1.056
Total Vit_B6: 0.1056
Total Folate_Tot: 4.8
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 4.8
Total Folate_DFE: 4.8
Total Choline_Tot: 38.4
Total Vit_B12: 0.336
Total Vit_A_IU: 1574.4
Total Vit_A_RAE: 434.4
Total Retinol: 427.2
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 88.8
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0.288
Total Vit_D: 2.64
Total Vit_D_IU: 105.6
Total Vit_K: 4.08
Total FA_Sat: 24.4224
Total FA_Mono: 10.86
Total FA_Poly: 1.8936
Total Cholesterol: 0

1/2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic

Number of Grams: 1.4
Total Moisture: 0.82012
Total Calorie: 2.086
Protein: 0.08904
Total Fat: 0.007
Total Ash: 0.021
Total Carbohydrate: 0.46284
Total Fiber: 0.0294
Total Sugar: 0.014
Total Calcium: 2.534
Total Iron: 0.0238
Total Magnesium: 0.35
Total Phosphorus: 2.142
100 g Total Potassium: 339Total Potassium: 4.746
Total Sodium: 1.134
Total Zinc: 0.01624
Total Copper: 0.004186
Total Manganese: 0.023408
Total Seleneium: 0.1988
Total Vit_C: 0.4368
Total Thiamin: 0.0028
Total Riboflavin: 0.00154
Total Niacin: 0.0098
Total Panto_Acid: 0.008344
Total Vit_B6: 0.01729
Total Folate_Tot: 0.042
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0.042
Total Folate_DFE: 0.042
Total Choline_Tot: 0.322
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0.126
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0.07
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0.224
Total Vit_E: 0.00112
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0.0238
Total FA_Sat: 0.001246
Total FA_Mono: 0.000154
Total FA_Poly: 0.003486
Total Cholesterol: 0.056

1/2 teaspoon salt

Number of Grams: 3
Total Moisture: 0.006
Total Calorie: 0
Protein: 0
Total Fat: 0
Total Ash: 2.994
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 0.72
Total Iron: 0.0099
Total Magnesium: 0.03
Total Phosphorus: 0
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.003
Total Copper: 0.0009
Total Manganese: 0.003
Total Seleneium: 0.003
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0
Total Riboflavin: 0
Total Niacin: 0
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 0
Total Folate_Tot: 0
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0
Total Folate_DFE: 0
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0
Total FA_Mono: 0
Total FA_Poly: 0
Total Cholesterol: 0

A 4-ounce can green chilies (not the jalapeño variety), drained, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped

Number of Grams: 69.5
Total Moisture: 64.80875
Total Calorie: 14.595
Protein: 0.5004
Total Fat: 0.18765
Total Ash: 0.91045
Total Carbohydrate: 3.197
Total Fiber: 1.1815
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 25.02
Total Iron: 0.92435
Total Magnesium: 2.78
Total Phosphorus: 7.645
100 g Total Potassium: 63Total Potassium: 43.785
Total Sodium: 436.46
Total Zinc: 0.06255
Total Copper: 0
Total Manganese: 0
Total Seleneium: 0.2085
Total Vit_C: 23.769
Total Thiamin: 0.00695
Total Riboflavin: 0.02085
Total Niacin: 0.435765
Total Panto_Acid: 0.05838
Total Vit_B6: 0.0834
Total Folate_Tot: 37.53
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 37.53
Total Folate_DFE: 37.53
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 87.57
Total Vit_A_RAE: 4.17
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0.01946
Total FA_Mono: 0.011815
Total FA_Poly: 0.106335
Total Cholesterol: 52.82

2 cups (1/2 pound) freshly grated Monterey Jack cheese, or substitute 1 cups freshly grated Münster cheese

Number of Grams: 226
Total Moisture: 92.6826
Total Calorie: 842.98
Protein: 55.3248
Total Fat: 68.4328
Total Ash: 8.023
Total Carbohydrate: 1.5368
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 1.13
Total Calcium: 1685.96
Total Iron: 1.6272
Total Magnesium: 61.02
Total Phosphorus: 1003.44
100 g Total Potassium: 207Total Potassium: 467.82
Total Sodium: 144.64
Total Zinc: 6.78
Total Copper: 0.07232
Total Manganese: 0.02486
Total Seleneium: 32.77
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.0339
Total Riboflavin: 0.8814
Total Niacin: 0.21018
Total Panto_Acid: 0.4746
Total Vit_B6: 0.17854
Total Folate_Tot: 40.68
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 40.68
Total Folate_DFE: 40.68
Total Choline_Tot: 33.9
Total Vit_B12: 1.8758
Total Vit_A_IU: 1737.94
Total Vit_A_RAE: 447.48
Total Retinol: 433.92
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 176.28
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0.5876
Total Vit_D: 1.356
Total Vit_D_IU: 49.72
Total Vit_K: 5.65
Total FA_Sat: 43.08916
Total FA_Mono: 19.77726
Total FA_Poly: 2.03174
Total Cholesterol: 33.9