comment icon 45 more comments This dip is topped with cilantro and lots of French’s® Crispy Jalapeños and CAN WE TALK ABOUT THESE FOR A SECOND. You know how you always buy those crispy onions that are an essential at Thanksgiving for your green bean casserole? And you know how you then use your leftover crispy onions in your salads and on your burgers and in your tacos for kind of a long time after Thanksgiving and you’re like, these are actually really good on everything? This is kind of like that, except now it’s game on because this just became a jalapeño party. I swear these crispy jalapeños were designed specifically for POY-style food. They belong on every bowl of pumpkin walnut chili, every carnitas taco, and every autumn glow salad that a person could ever make. Which also makes them a really good fit for Friendsgiving. Tell me if I’m wrong, but in my world, Friendsgiving is not just Thanksgiving with friends – it is Thanksgiving modernized. It’s not for the normal Thanksgiving recipes (hello, Grandma’s gelatin salad which is a family requisite, and DON’T EVEN TOUCH IT) but it IS time for the gather-everyone-together recipes that have a little extra zip, kick, or heat to them. Extra. Next Level. That kind of thing. For example, this spinach-y, queso-y dip with crispy fried jalapeños. It is begging you to have friends over and be together, thankful, and non-traditional. Friendsgiving has never looked better. I mean, a little fiery crunch to go with my melted cheese? Twist my arm. And now, for some spinach queso making. We start with the goods: jalapeños (fresh), onion, garlic, spinach, French’s Crispy Jalapeños (crispy, made from fresh – full circle). Here is what the base of your queso is going to look like. 👇🏼 The smells coming off of that picture are just… is this real life? Garlic, jalapeño, onion, butter, olive oil. What more could you even want? OH, OH, I KNOW! Melted cheese. And then crispy jalapeños. This dip was made to be shared. I first shared it with the team at the studio, which was normal of me, and then I shared a second “test batch” with just Bjork, as in just the two of us and a full pan of hot queso, which was excessive and awesome of me. But ideally, a normal person might bring this spinach queso to any of the following:
FriendsgivingActual ThanksgivingDay after ThanksgivingGirls’ NightGuys’ NightYourself on the Couch, which is not sharing, but would still be very acceptable.
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2 jalapenos, ribs and seeds removed, minced half an onion, minced 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 handfuls of fresh baby spinach 2–3 tablespoons flour 1 1/2 cups milk 8 ounces shredded cheese (see notes)
For topping:
French’s Crispy Jalapenos chopped cilantro
Thickness: If you want a thicker queso, use 3 tablespoons flour. If you want a thinner queso, use just 2 tablespoons. Adjust consistency by adding small amounts of milk once it all comes together.
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