Chorizo Taquito with Cheddar Queso

Name: Chorizo Taquito with Cheddar Queso
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps apple juice; 473 milliliters canola oil, for frying; 1 carrot, chopped; 355 milliliters grated Cheddar cheese; 2 links chorizo sausage, casings removed; 2 flour tortillas; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 2 cloves garlic; 1 small green pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped small; 1 small red pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped; 1 Tbsp yellow mustard

Chorizo Taquito with Cheddar Queso might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 367 calories, 13g of protein, and 28g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up garlic, bell pepper, flour tortillas, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour tortillas you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Sugar Crisps as a dessert.

Instructions

To make the taquito: In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.

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Add the chorizo to the pan and break it up with a spoon. Cook the sausage until its browned on all sides.

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Chorizo

Sausage

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Remove the sausage from the pan and spoon out some of the oil leaving a bit in the pan.

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Sausage

Cooking Oil

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Add the peppers, onion, carrot, and garlic to the pan. Cook until the carrots are tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in the cooked chorizo.

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Carrot

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To make the queso: In a sauce pan, combine the apple juice and mustard. Stir well and bring to a simmer over low heat. Stir in the Cheddar cheese. Cook and stir until the cheese is melted. Turn off the heat and cover the cheese sauce to keep it warm.

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