Chilied Red Bean Dip

Recipe Cuisine: Dips
Recipe Category: Dips
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

2 tb Corn oil
1/2 c Shredded Cheddar cheese
1 Garlic clove, crushed
Salt to taste
1 Onion, finely chopped
Thin slivers fresh red and
1 Fresh green chili, seeded,
-green chilies
-finely chopped
Fresh parsley sprig (opt)
1 ts Hot Chili powder
Tortilla chips
1 cn Red kidney beans (15 oz)

Recipe Instructions:

Heat oil in a skillet. Add garlic, onion, green Chili and Chili powder and cook gently 4 minutes. Drain kidney beans, reserving juice. Reserve 3 tablespoons beans; process remainder in a Blender or food processor to a puree. Add to onion mixture and stir in 2 tablespoons of reserved Bean liquid; mix well. Stir in reserved beans and cheese. Cook gently about 2 minutes, stirring until Cheese melts. Add salt and mix well. If mixture becomes too thick, add a little more reserved Bean liquid. Spoon into a serving dish and garnish with chilies and parsley sprig, if desired. Serve warm with tortilla chips.