If you are looking for a crowd pleasing dip recipe, look no further. This one has corn, chourico, cheeses, green chiles, and is hot and gooey. It has a slight hint of heat and is great with tortilla chips. Heck! It’s delicious just by the spoonful.
If you are not familiar with
chourico (pronounced shoor-reese in
my neck of the woods), it is a smoked sausage that is wonderfully flavored with different
spices including paprika (made from red pepper) and garlic. I normally use Gaspar’s, a Portuguese brand. I find that the flavor differs slightly
from brand to brand and that some are more intense in the cumin flavor than
others. I can’t pick up the cumin flavor
in Gaspars, but find it pronounced in some other brands. So, depending on the intensity of the spice
in your chourico, you may or may not want to add cumin to this recipe. Just taste test the sausage prior to adding the
spice.
Appetizer ideas you might like:
- Sweet and sticky chicken wings
- Bacon and Mango Chutney Dip
- Tuna Salad Dip
- Layered Seafood Dip
- Fried Hot Stuffed Cherry Peppers
- Corn and Shrimp Salsa
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups frozen corn, defrosted
1 cup (about 6 oz.) chourico, cut into 1/4 inch dices
1 (4.5 oz.) can chopped green chiles
4 scallions, chopped with greens and stems separated (about 1/4 cup white, 1/2 cup greens)
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
3/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream
4 oz. reduced fat cream cheese, room temp
1 large clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup onion, diced
1/2 tsp. cumin (omit if your chourico has a pronounced cumin flavor)
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. olive oil.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Preheat a medium skillet on medium heat. Add olive oil. Add onion, whites of scallions, and garlic. Stir for 2 minutes. Add chourico, stirring for 2 minutes. Add corn, green chiles, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Cook 1 min. Remove from heat.
In large bowl, blend cream cheese and sour cream. Add the corn mixture, cheddar, and jack cheese, stirring until well blended
Spray a 1 quart or a 1.5 quart baking dish with cooking spray. Pour in corn and cheese mixture. Bake for 20 minutes. Set on low broil and broil until edges bubble, between 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with additional chopped green onions, optional. Serve hot with tortilla chips.
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I wanted to bring something different to a recent family gathering, and thought immediately of this blog! Again, I wasn't disappointed. The corn and chourico dip was a hit with my family. It was easy to prepare and the flavors blended so nicely to give it such a yummy flavor. I did purchase the Gaspars hot chourico sausage and didn't add the cumin. Another winner! Thank you ingoodflavor!!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to hear about yet another success story and that you and your family enjoy these recipes. Thanks so much for being a loyal follower of this blog Susan!
DeleteYour recipe went to a friendly Texas Hold Em party last night and a complete success, since it was hot dog and bean night ending the 4th of July week-end. There were many requests for the recipe, so I am printing up a few copies. I'm not a real fan of chourizo so I used Kielbasa instead. I imagine any favorite sausage could be substituted depending on tastes, plus I didn't salt or pepper it, it was perfectly spiced and tasty. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my blog and commenting. I am delighted to hear that the dip was a success. Of course, you can use any sausage that you like if you are not a fan of chourico...I'm sure the kielbasa was delicious. Thanks for sharing my recipe with others.
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