Ro-Tel

{{Short description|Brand of canned tomatoes and green chili}}

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Ro-Tel (stylized as Ro★Tel) is the brand name of a line of canned tomatoes and green chili. There are different varieties of Ro-Tel in varying degrees of hotness and spiciness. The brand was acquired by ConAgra Foods in 2000 from International Home Foods. Ro-Tel gets its name from its inventor, Carl Roettele, who started a family canning company in Elsa, Texas, in the 1940s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ro-tel.com/about-us|title=About Us & Brand Story | RO-TEL|website=www.ro-tel.com}} It is commonly used in making chile con queso, particularly with Velveeta,{{Cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/free-times/food/velveeta-and-ro-tel-a-marriage-of-convenience/article_64d91af3-1ad5-531c-9c31-a7c7919e6816.html|title=Velveeta and Ro-Tel: A Marriage of Convenience|first=Robert F.|last=Moss|website=Post and Courier|date=31 October 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=https://thetakeout.com/a-history-of-rotel-an-important-queso-ingredient-1845595874|title=A history of Rotel, an important queso ingredient|date=November 6, 2020|website=The Takeout}} and in King Ranch chicken.