Queso Fundido & Ground Beef

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 green chiles—is at the ready for drizzling and dunking.

Treat yourself while keeping keto with this decadent cheesecake. The brown butter–almond flour crust is made with cinnamon, while the pumpkin-flavored filling combines cream cheese with pumpkin spice, sour cream, egg, and monk fruit sweetener. It’s sprinkled with pepitas then baked until creamy and luscious.