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Easy Queso Dip Recipe
This Mexican Queso Dip recipe is easy to make and comes out creamy and smooth every time! Like your favorite restaurant queso at home!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 319 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ medium onion, minced (yellow or white)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Jalapeno pepper minced (seeds removed if you don't want it spicy)
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups milk, divided
- 8 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes
- 6 ounces mild cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1 ½ cups)
- 6 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (about 1 ½ cups)
- 2 tablespoons red salsa*, plus more to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large sauté pan or deep skillet over medium heat.
- Add in the onion, garlic, jalapeño and salt and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften and become very fragrant.
- Add in ¾ cups of milk and cream cheese. Stir continuously until the cream cheese has melted and is mostly smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low and add in the shredded cheeses in batches, stirring each batch into the mixture until it has completely melted before adding the next.
- Stir in the remaining ¾ cups of milk until fully combined.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the salsa. Taste and add more if desired. Serve immediately with tortilla chips.
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Notes
- Red salsa: You can use your favorite smooth or chunky red salsa. For a smoky flavor, use 2 tablespoons of minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce instead.
- If the queso dip is too thick, stir in a splash of milk until it reaches your desired consistency.
- For the creamiest results, use whole milk.
- I recommend buying block cheese and shredding it yourself instead of buying pre-shredded cheese. The pre-shredded cheese at the grocery store is often covered with additives that are meant to reduce clumping, which doesn't always produce the best texture when melted.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
319kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
91mg
(30%)
Sodium
705mg
(29%)
Potassium
183mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1050IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
7.4mg
(8%)
Calcium
390mg
(39%)
Iron
1.1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 319
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 319kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 705mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 183mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1050IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 7.4mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 390mg | 39% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.