Reader Callout: Cinco de Mayo recipes

As part of changes being made to our newspaper website mtshastanews.com, we plan to seek and feature stories and photos from readers on holidays, life-changing events and special community events. This week: Cinco de Mayo recipes. Recipes sent to news@mtshastanews.com will be published in the print editions of Mount Shasta Area Newspapers on May 5, 2010.

The first recipe we received comes from Karen Knight of Dunsmuir:

Pace Queso Flameado (Flamed Cheese)

3/4 lb chorizo (casing removed)

1 small onion (chopped)

2 tomatoes (diced)

3/4 cup Pace Picante Sauce

4 cups (1 lb) shredded Monterey Jack Cheese

Avocado slices

Brown sausage in skillet; remove to paper towels. Drain all but 1 tsp drippings from skillet; add onion cook till tender.  Return sausage to skillet; add tomatoes, Pace Picante Sauce.  Simmer 15 mintues until most of liquid has evaporated.  In a 9 inch baking dish, arrange 2 cups of cheese. Top with sausage mixture, cover with remaining cheese.  Bake at 350 about 10 mintues or until cheese melts.  Remove from oven; serve in individual bowls top with avacado slices.  Use tortilla to dip into and eat.