Southwest Fondue With Beef

Ingredients

• 1 pound deli american cheese white
• 1 cubes dippers: bread corn chips assorted toasted thin
• 0.3 cup cilantro leaves fresh chopped
• 1 pound ground beef lean
• 1.3 cups milk 
• 16 oz pepper-jack pasteurized cheese product cubed prepared
• 2  to 3 plum tomatoes diced seeded
• 15 servings garnish: tomato chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• microwave

Directions

1. Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 8 to 10 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink; drain.
2. Combine pepper-Jack cheese product, American cheese, and milk in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 8 minutes or until cheese is melted, stirring every 2 minutes. Stir in ground beef, tomatoes, and cilantro.
3. Garnish, if desired.
4. Serve with desired dippers.
5. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Velveeta Pepper Jack for pasteurized prepared cheese product.