The to-do’s are getting checked off the list around here one by one. It’s a never-ending process here as we build up this farm, but we love it. All of our dreaming and planning we are seeing come together one at a time - and it’s very rewarding!
When the southern air gets hot, unbreathable and even your squash plants sweat, you know that’s your cue as the wife to say “oh hey, yeah it’s time for me to go start dinner”. Never mind it’s only 3pm. Today, I whipped up some homemade Cowboy Queso....at 3pm. Because well, it was hot and I needed an excuse to go inside the house, and because something salty and spicy was calling my name!
I usually make a Cowboy Caviar, which is a fresh bean dip for chips. So today I wanted to make the same type thing but in a cheesy dip! So, grab your cast iron skillet, veggies from the garden and let’s head into the kitchen.
Put your skillet on medium heat. Brown and chop the sausage.
While that’s cooking slice up your pepper jack cheese and velveeta. Once the sausage is cooked through add in both cheeses and turn skillet to low.
Once that is about halfway melted I add in the milk and give it a good stir to combine. Continue to melt the cheese completely, stirring occasionally. Chop your veggies while this melts.
Add in your black beans, red onion, green peppers, tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro and cumin. Stir to combine. Cook on low for at least ten minutes for flavors to combine. Serve immediately for a crunchier bite, or continue on low until veggies soften. Serve with Tortilla chips!
Ingredients:
1 roll Hot Sausage
1 small brick velveeta
1 brick of pepperjack cheese
1/2 cup milk
4 Roma tomatoes, chopped
1 jalapeño, seeded and diced
1 green pepper, seeded and diced
1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
1.5 tsp Cumin
2-3 tbsp Cilantro, chopped
1/2 med red onion, diced
Brown sausage on medium heat. Chop both cheeses into big chunks and add to browned sausage. Melt completely, on low heat, adding in milk about at halfway melted. Once completely melted add in the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. Continue on low until veggies are softened. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips!
Crockpot changeup: Brown Sausage in skillet or directly in crockpot if you’re able to watch it while it browns- takes about an hour and a half or so in mine. My crockpot is hot! Short on time? Brown in the skillet. Then combine all ingredients in slow cooker and turn on low for about 3-4 hours!
How’s that summer heat in your area? How are you keeping cool this summer? We’ve made Lemonade blueberry popsicles to *try* to stay cool! Even the dogs want in on it!
**Rockfish Kitchen recipe**
I love to get in the kitchen and come up with recipes of my own, and this is one of them! Enjoy! If you try it, come back and let me know if you liked it!
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