Recipes for Chile Con Queso (Mild)!

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2-Point Dip

2 lbs.	Sausage
1 jar	Game Day Gourmet Chile Con Queso

Brown the sausage and drain well. Put in crockpot with Chile Con Queso. Simmer on low until warm and serve with chips.

Mexican Flatbread Pizza

1 lb.	Ground beef
1 Tbsp.	Cumin
2 Tbsp.	Chili powder
1/3 cup	Water
	Salt and pepper to taste
	Game Day Gourmet Chile Con Queso
4	Flatbreads or pitas
	Iceberg lettuce, shredded
1 large	Tomato, diced
1/4 cup	Black olives, sliced
	Sour cream, optional

In a frying pan, brown the ground beef and drain excess fat. Add the cumin, chili powder, water, salt and pepper. Simmer for an additional 5-6 minutes. Spread a layer of Chile Con Queso on top surface of flatbread. Spread with a layer of seasoned beef. Place in a 400 degrees F oven for 10 minutes until bread is crispy. Remove from oven and top with lettuce, tomatoes, olives and a little sour cream. Slice and serve as a great snack or appetizer during the game.

Nacho Dog

1	Avocado, peeled, pitted
1/3 cup	Game Day Gourmet Chunky Garden Salsa
12	Hot dogs
12	Hot dog buns
	Game Day Gourmet Chile Con Queso
1 small	Yellow onion, minced
	Blue corn tortilla chips, crushed

In a mixing bowl, rough mash the avocado with Chunky Garden Salsa to form guacamole. Grill hot dogs to desired doneness. Place grilled hot dogs into buns. Spread some guacamole on each hot dog. Drizzle some Chile Con Queso and then top with diced onions, Chunky Garden Salsa and some crushed tortilla chips.

Philly Cheesesteak Pockets

8 oz.	Steak, cut into small pieces
	Salt and pepper to taste
2 packages	Croissant dough
1	Green pepper, diced small
1 medium	Onion, diced small
1/4 cup	Game Day Gourmet Chile Con Queso
1	Puff pastry sheet

Season steak with salt and pepper. Roll out croissant dough into 16 triangles. Spoon a little steak, green pepper and onion in center of 8 triangles. Top with some Chile Con Queso. Cover with remaining 8 triangles and seal edges with fingertips or a fork. Place rolls on a baking sheet and bake in 400 degrees F oven for 15 minutes until pastry is golden brown and flaky.

*This recipe forms sandwich sized pockets. If you want to use as an appetizer, cut the triangles in half to form 32 small triangles instead of 16. It will make 16 smaller appetizer pockets instead of 8 larger pocket sandwiches.