Ingredients

  • 8 soft taco-size flour tortillas
  • 2 green bell peppers
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 1 large white onion
  • 1 large tomatoes
  • 4 cups lettuce, shredded (or to taste)
  • 16 ounces four-cheese Mexican blend cheese (or to taste)
  • 8 tablespoons sour cream (or to taste)
  • 3 cups salsa (whichever spicy level you prefer)
  • 4 cups Velveeta cheese (for queso)
  • cayenne pepper (to taste, opt.)
  • 2 ounces extra virgin olive oil

Method

  • Using a crockpot (or large cooking pot), place Velveeta cheese and 2 cups salsa (the amounts vary depending on how thick you want the queso, a little less for very thick and more for thinner).
  • Let cook, stirring occasionally until dinner time.
  • Wash and remove the seeds and pits of the three peppers.
  • Cut up the peppers (all three types) and white onion in long slices (from top to bottom).
  • Dice tomatoes and place aside.
  • Heat a large frying pan on med-high.
  • Place olive oil into pan until hot.
  • Add onion slices and let cook until carmelized.
  • For spice add a little cayenne pepper to onions in this step.
  • Remove onions (leaving juice) and place in a smaller pan (heated to med-low) until ready to serve.
  • Cook sliced peppers inside onion juices until browned.
  • Heat up fajita tortillas in microwave for 30 seconds on high.
  • Prepare as follows: torilla, queso, sour cream, salsa, onions, peppers, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatos.