Dec 1, 2007

Cheesy Southwestern Corn Dip

http://www.sweetpotatoqueens.com/

This is a fast favorite that inevitably gets recipe requests. It only has a bit of a kick if you use really hot pepper-jack cheese. Otherwise it is just plain YUMMY. Credit goes to the Sweet Potato Queens Big-Ass Cookbook.

Mix together in a baking dish: 2 cans Mexicorn (has sweet red and green peppers in it); 2 small cans chopped green chilies; 1 can sliced black olives, drained, 1 cup REAL mayonnaise - like Hellmann's; and 8 oz shredded pepper jack cheese. Bake or microwave til bubbly all the way through, and serve with FRITOS Scoops. Any chip or cracker will do in a pinch but nothing beats the corn-chip Frito flavor with this. This recipe makes A LOT of dip - you'll need a 2 1/2 qt dish for it. If you can't find Mexicorn, toss in a small glass jar of chopped pimiento for color.

I've hauled it to work, to tailgates and all sorts of other parties, and learned the hard way  to NOT  start off by making it in a crock-pot.....too much condensation, it gets  very soupy. So when I need to keep it hot, I nuke it  gently til hot  just before leaving home and then immediately put it it a preheated crockpot on warm, and leave the lid off or cracked a bit so the steam escapes.

This is also the cheesiest, richest corn side dish imaginable!