Soft Cheese Tacos

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped, or more to taste
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 cups shredded american cheese
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 12 corn tortillas, warmed
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• heat butter in a pot over medium-low heat. cook and stir onion and jalapeno pepper in the hot butter until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. add garlic to onion mixture and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• whisk chicken broth and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; pour into the onion mixture. cook, stirring constantly, until broth thickens, about 2 minutes. reduce temperature to low and slowly stir american cheese, 1/4 cup at a time, into broth mixture until cheese is completely melted and sauce is smooth, 5 to 10 minutes.
• stir diced tomatoes, green chile peppers, cumin, and cayenne pepper into cheese sauce and keep pot over low heat. divide cheese sauce in half, reserving 1/2 of the sauce for another use.
• sprinkle about 1/4 cup cheddar cheese down the center of 1 tortilla and roll tortilla around cheese. place rolled tortilla, seam-side down, in a baking dish. repeat with remaining tortillas and cheddar cheese. cover dish with aluminum foil.
• bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 10 to 12 minutes. remove foil and pour the reserved 1/2 of the cheese sauce over tacos.