Translating to “melted cheese,“ queso fundido is a classic Mexican party appetizer typically made of two components: bubbling-hot cheese and savory spiced meat sauce. In our main-course riff, ground beef is loaded up with chili powder, garlic, and cumin and served with tender cilantro cauliflower “rice.“ A pool of molten queso—scratch-made with cream cheese, cheddar, Monterey Jack, and roasted green chiles—is at the ready for drizzling and dunking. Spicy roasted tomato salsa ties it all together.

Ingredients: ground beef, cauliflower, heavy cream, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, guar gum, carob bean gum, xanthan gum), cheddar cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto (color)), monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), diced green chiles (green chile peppers, water, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), crushed tomatoes (fresh tomatoes, salt, citric acid), onions, olive oil, unsalted butter, chili powder, paprika, garlic, sea salt, granulated garlic, cilantro, cayenne pepper, cumin