Queso

I use this recipe whenever we make tacos and just make sure to make a little extra taco meat. You really can use up whatever leftovers you have though. I have made this with leftover carnitas and it was also very good. I have even put some leftover roasted peppers and onions in that I chopped into a small dice.

For the serano peppers, I like to grate them on a microplane to add flavor and heat. You can obviously use whatever peppers you want or none at all.

Ingredients:

• 1 package cream cheese
• Milk/Cream to desired thickness
• 4 ounces cheddar, grated
• 4 ounces Monterey jack, grated
• Salsa
• Pickled jalapenos
• 2 seranos (to taste)
• Leftover taco meat
• salt to taste

Directions:

1. Place cream cheese in a saucepan
2. Add a splash of milk/cream and cook over medium low until "melted"
3. Gradually add cheddar and Monterey jack stirring as needed
4. Add salsa, pickled jalapenos, and serano peppers to taste
5. Add leftover taco meat
6. Taste and adjust salt as needed. Depends on how much salt you had in your taco meat
7. Adjust consistency with more milk/cream if needed