Cheese Dip With Crawfish

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb frozen cooked peeled and deveined crawfish tail meat, thawed, rinsed, and drained
• 1 lb light processed cheese, cubed (such as velveeta light)
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes, and green chiles undrained
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes, and green chiles drained
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 5 1/2 ounces baked tortilla chips
• green onion, strips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. add well-rinsed crawfish; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. remove mixture from pan; cover and keep warm.
• 2 add cheese and tomatoes to pan; cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes or until cheese melts. stir in crawfish mixture and chopped green onions. serve with tortilla chips. garnish with green onion strips, if desired.