Chili-Cheese Dip

Or, How to Give Yourself Heartburn in Less Than Ten Minutes.  This may mostly be because I tend to have my chili-cheese dip cravings at midnight.  Still, I’ve made it for New Year’s parties (parties being a bunch of geeks getting together with wine and appetizers and a bunch of movies) and its usually a hit.  My grad school roommate and I even occasionally ate it for dinner, which I don’t recommend on a regular basis.

Anyway.  This is possibly the easiest thing to make in the world.  I use canned chili (the only time I ever use canned chili) but if your particularly ambitious or you happen to have the leftovers, you could use homemade.

1 can chili with beans

8 oz Velveeta, cubed

Dump the chili into a microwave safe container.  Top with cubed Velveeta.  Microwave on high for five minutes, then stir.  If any large clumps of cheese remain, stick it in for another minute or so.  Serve with tortilla chips.

And there you have it.  This author’s junky midnight snack of choice.  I’m so going to have heartburn tomorrow.