For the next 5 months – Okay, well really it’s this month and the next 4 – I’m going to be sharing one recipe per month featuring these rockstar, southern pantry staples.

rotel and velveeta

VELVEETA® and Ro*Tel®

For this first family recipe, I was given the opportunity to try the Spicy Cheeseburger Pizza.

I’ll be honest with y’all, (after all, we have nothing if we don’t have honesty)I’m not a big cheeseburger person and I’m not typically a fan of “fancy pizzas” so this recipe sounded a bit strange to me, but I’m game for a challenge so I went to the store and bought a pizza crust and shredded lettuce (the only two things not already in my house)

Here’s the deal, VELVEETA® and Ro*Tel® in the form of their Famous Queso have been a part of my life since before I could actually see over the counter without the assistance of a step stool. I can remember making that famous queso when we moved to Nevada and I swear that we changed lives with it.

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Anyways — on to the recipe.

I was given the Spicy Cheeseburger Pizza recipe to try.

This incorporates VELVEETA®, Ro*Tel®, ketchup (I know. Seriously, stick with me), shredded lettuce, hamburger and pizza crust. Easy Peasy, no?

So, I gathered my ingredients (except we substituted ground Turkey for Ground Hamburger) and got started.

I browned my ground turkey and then cubed my VELVEETA®

velveeta cubesI added the VELVEETA® to my browned turkey and allowed it to melt while I combined the ketchup with the Ro*Tel®

velveeta rotel and hunts ketchupI topped my pizza crust with the ketchup and Ro*Tel® and then topped that with the VELVEETA® and turkey mixture.
I popped this into my 400 F oven and baked it for 10 minutes.
After I took it out of the oven, I topped it with shredded lettuce, cut it into slices and served it.

pizza sliceThis recipe reminded me of college, football, being a teenager and lazy fall days.

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of VELVEETA/RO*TEL. The opinions and text are all mine.

I'm a deep-fried Southern belle, married to a cowboy boot wearin', Harley ridin’ Texan Prince Charming. I am the always proud and frequently exhausted mom to two 8th generation Texans My childhood was spent at my Granny's side learning to cook with cast iron, butter and that special southern ingredient -- love Today, I share my passion for food, family and photography with thousands of monthly readers on my blog, A Southern Fairytale. I love cute boots, my Canon camera, belly laughs with friends, the beach, my family and ellipses..."