Chilli Con Queso (Nancy Walker)

By Maylynn

Ingredients

• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped green pepper
• ½ cup butter
• 1 crushed garlic
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• 1-1 lb. can stewed tomatoes
• 1 t. salt
• ½ t. mixed Italian herbs
• ¾ t. Tabasco
• 1 lb. grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 tall can pitted ripe olives

Preparation

Step 1

Sauté onion & pepper in butter until soft. Add garlic and cook a minute longer. Blend in cornstarch. Add tomatoes, slat, herbs, Tabasco. Cook, stirring until it boils and thickens. Ad cheese & stir over low heat until melted. Add ripe olives cut into chunks. Makes about 4 ½ cups.