Casa Ole Queso Copy Cat

I have been slacking on the food tutorials lately, I know I know. I have fully made up for it this weekend I did FOUR tutorials. I spent my entire day in the kitchen Sunday, but I enjoy it because I'm a weirdo.

This is my favorite absolute favorite queso dip. I think the reason I love it so much is because I have been going to Casa Ole since I was a little girl. My grandma used to pick me up from school and we would head to Casa Ole--sometimes three times a week. My uncle calls it the sit down Taco Bell, but I love it!

When I was in Kindergarten the school had a fundraiser selling cookbooks compiled of recipes submitted by staff and parents. I lost mine a few years ago when my family moved, but luckily my boyfriends mother gave me an extra copy. She is the best, maybe soon I can get her to guest blog with some of her fabulous Cajun recipes! We went to a Farmers Market in Pearland, I used some of the produce I bought in this recipe. I will have a separate post on the Market, it was so awesome!

Very simple ingredients, celery is included
in the original recipe I didn't add it because
I hate buying a whole thing of celery for one stalk.

Cube the cheese and place in a double boiler. 

This is the first self rigged double boiler
I have attempted that actually worked right. 

I used to think that double boilers weren't necessary,
but i kept burning cheese, and nothing is more
disgusting them burnt cheese, I promise.

it takes a while for all that cheese to melt,
I should have timed it but somewhere around 10 - 15 minutes.

Melt two tablespoons of butter,
saute onion and bell pepper for about 10 minutes

towards the end I added the jalapenos

once the cheese is melted smooth, add the vegetables

yummmmmmmmmmmmm

it has a thinner consistency which I enjoy but you can 

always add less water if you prefer thicker queso

I am obsessed with Tex Mex food, especially salsa and queso

I added the exact measurements, but you can really

just eye it and adjust it to your liking.

My grandmother swears there's sour cream in it, so
you can add that if the mood strikes you

Casa Ole Queso Dip - Click here for printable recipe

Ingredients

2.5 lbs American Cheese, cubed or grated

1 3/4 Water

1 1/2 c. Onion, chopped finely

1/2 c. Bell Pepper, chopped finely

1/2 c. Celery, chopped finely

1/8 c. Jalapenos, diced

(These ingredients are suggestions you can cut this

in half or add more of less of what you want.

In this tutorial I used one medium sized onion,

one whole bell pepper, and 1/8 cup of pickled jalapenos.)

Instructions

Combine cheese and 1 3/4 cups water in 
the top of a double boiler and bring to

 a boil. Stir every 5 minutes. While cheese is melting, 
melt 2-3 tablespoons of butter combine onion, 
celery, bell pepper and jalapeño in saucepan and sauté

 over medium heat until vegetables are
translucent-about 10 minutes. When cheese has

 melted and is smooth, add vegetables 
and mix thoroughly. Simmer 5 minutes.

This recipe is cut in half from the original