Crawfish Chile Con Queso recipe

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Ingredients

¼ cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup cooked and peeled whole crawfish tails, chopped, plus more for garnish
8 ounces white American cheese, cubed
8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, cubed
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
1 teaspoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®), or more to taste
1 sprig fresh cilantro

Nutrition Info

260.8 calories
carbohydrate: 1.7 g
cholesterol: 92.4 mg
fat: 20.5 g
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 17.4 g
saturatedFat: 12.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 822 mg
sugar: 0.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Pour heavy cream into a deep skillet over low heat. Add crawfish tails, American cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, green chiles, and Creole seasoning. Cook, stirring every 2 minutes, until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.

  2. Pour queso into a warm bowl. Garnish with cilantro and a few pieces of crawfish tails. Continue to stir queso every 5 to 10 minutes to prevent the cheese from solidifying on top.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This modern take on Mexican and Cajun-French cuisine will leave you and your guests astonished. Serve with tortilla chips.

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