Queso Fundido
Melty queso for a crowd — white cheese dip, smoked queso dip, chorizo queso dip, creamy Rotel queso — for game day or an easy weeknight supper.
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appetizerMexican Restaurant Style White Cheese (Queso) Dip
A creamy and flavorful cheese dip perfect for parties or as a snack with tortilla chips. From Facebook.
Crystal SchuttIngredients
- 1 pound White American cheese
- ⅔ cup Milk or half-and-half
- 3-4 tablespoons Canned chopped green chiles or jalapeños
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Chipotle powder (optional)
Instructions
- 1If using a slow cooker, turn on to the lowest setting. Dump everything in, heat and stir until thickened.
- 2If using a double boiler, heat the milk, chopped chiles, and spices, then gradually add in the American cheese, 1-2 slices at a time, stirring until fully melted and blended together.
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Queso is the thing you make when people are standing in the kitchen and dinner is still twenty minutes out. A block of cheese, a can of chilies, a little milk, and suddenly nobody is asking when you'll be done.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on game days, birthdays, and the nights when a pan of dip and a bag of chips is honestly the whole meal.
Every recipe here is a different way to get there: Mexican Restaurant Style White Cheese Dip with white American and green chilies, Smoked queso dip with pepper jack and Colby-Jack, Chorizo Queso Dip with serrano and onion, a Chili's Queso Dip copycat with canned chili and lime, and Real Cheese Queso Dip for when you'd rather skip the Velveeta.
Quick Tips
- 1
Grate your own cheese
Pre-shredded cheese is coated with starch that turns grainy when melted. Grate a 1-pound block yourself for a smoother pan of queso.
- 2
Melt low and slow
Keep the burner on low and stir every minute or two. High heat breaks the cheese and leaves an oily layer on top.
- 3
Thin it with milk
Add milk, half-and-half, or evaporated milk 2 tablespoons at a time until it ribbons off the spoon. It thickens fast as it cools.
- 4
Drain the meat well
Brown chorizo, sausage, or ground turkey first and pour off the grease before it goes in, or the dip will separate.
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