Appetizer Recipes
Mexican Stuffed Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 (2 pound) round longhorn cheese
- 1 (15 ounce) can refried beans
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles, drained
- 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- Oil
- 5 corn tortillas
- Tortilla chips
Instructions
- Using a grapefruit knife and spoon, hollow out cheese, leaving a shell about 1/2 inch thick. Reserve scooped out cheese.
- In medium saucepan, combine beans, green chiles, tomato, garlic, oregano, coriander and Tabasco sauce. Cook until mixture is heated through. Set aside.
- Pour oil 1/2 inch deep in large skillet. Cook each tortilla, one at a time, for a few seconds only. Drain and pat dry.
- Line a quiche or similar type pan with overlapping tortillas. Place cheese shell in center and fill with bean mixture. Cover with reserved cheese.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes.
- Serve with tortilla chips.