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Spicy Sausage Queso
Source: Johnsonville
Recipe type: Appetizer
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1 package (16 ounces) Johnsonville® Hot All Natural Ground Italian Sausage
- 2 pounds Velveeta® process cheese, cubed
- 1 jar (16 ounces) chunky salsa
- 2 teaspoons fennel seed, crushed
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- Garlic toast
Instructions
- In a skillet, cook and crumble sausage until no longer pink; drain. Place cheese in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 6 minutes or until melted, stirring every 2 minutes. Stir in the salsa, seasonings and sausage. Microwave 2 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve with garlic toast.
- Tips:
- add ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper for a spicier dish.
- serve garlic toast with diced tomatoes and chopped black olives
- to serve in a bread bowl, cut off the top of a round loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottom, leaving a 1-inch shell. Cube removed bread. Spoon queso into bread shell. Serve with bread cubes.
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As stay-at-home moms for eight years, Melissa and Shelley know what it takes to live a savvy lifestyle within a budget. Their passion for helping people has expanded their reach from Stockpiling Moms.com to also including speaking engagements, book authors (Savvy Saving Couponing Secrets from the Stockpiling Moms) and conference co-hosts. Melissa and Shelley are best friends who met through 
Yum! I love queso way too much!
I am a huge queso fan and I love Johnsonville sausage. I tried this one and I loved it! Awesome! Thank you!
Anything you can use instead of fennel?
We are always looking for quick easy recipes that we can use when we have family and friends stop over. Thank-you!
This queso dip sounds delicious and very easy to make! Hope to try it sometime.