Queso Fundido With Chorizo
This party-size baked cheese dip gets a major leg up from fresh chorizo, green chiles, and salty mozzarella-like Oaxaca cheese.
All due respect to fondue, but nothing assembles a crowd quite like queso fundido. Melted and baked cheese dips are always guaranteed to be a slam dunk—or in this case, a touchdown—but this version gets a major leg up from fresh chorizo, green chiles, and salty mozzarella-like Oaxaca cheese. Plus, it’s the sort of dish you can easily throw together in your Enameled Cast Iron Skillet even as your well-intentioned guests hover, so it’s perfect mid-party fodder.
Note: This recipe was developed using Diamond Crystal kosher salt. If using Morton’s, reduce salt by half.
Queso Fundido With Chorizo
This party-size baked cheese dip gets a major leg up from fresh chorizo, green chiles, and salty mozzarella-like Oaxaca cheese.
Rhoda Boone, Culinary Director
- 1.
Preheat oven to 375F.
- 2.
Heat a medium Enameled Cast Iron Skillet or Carbon Steel Frying Pan over medium. Add chorizo and cook, breaking it into clumps and stirring occasionally, until cooked through and slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and wipe out Skillet.
- 3.
Return Skillet to medium heat and add oil. Add onion and salt and cook, stirring, until softened and just starting to brown, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Stir in green chiles and scrape bottom of pan to loosen any browned bits.
- 4.
Gently fold half of cheese into onion-chile mixture. Top with remaining cheese and transfer to oven to bake (watching carefully!) until cheese is just melted and bubbling around edges, about 8 minutes. Do not overcook or cheese will become rubbery.
- 5.
Remove from oven and top with chorizo. Top with cilantro and pickled red onions or jalapeños, if desired. Serve in skillet with chips and/or tortillas and pico de gallo (if using) alongside.
- 6.
If necessary, reheat queso, watching carefully, until warmed through (reheating too many times will result in tough texture).
