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Rotel Dip Recipe
Rotel dip is the perfect party dish, loaded with creamy, gooey cheese and seasoned ground beef or sausage, easy to make and always a hit! Serve with chips!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 434 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef use 80/20 – or you can use Italian sausage
- 1 tablespoon taco seasonings or more to taste – I usually use 2 tablespoons
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil if needed
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 cup milk 2 percent, whole milk, or half and half for fuller flavor
- 1 can ROTEL Use your favorite – I’m using the fire roasted tomatoes with green chilies variety
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- For Serving. Crispy tortilla chips fresh chopped green onion or cilantro, red chili flakes
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet or pan to medium heat. Add the ground beef and break it apart with a wooden spoon. Cook for 5 minutes, then stir in the taco seasonings and salt and pepper to taste. Cook another 4-5 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove the meat to a bowl and set aside, but keep 3 tablespoons of the beef drippings (or add oil, as needed).
- Add the flour and stir into a thin paste/roux. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, to cook out the raw flour. The flour will darken a bit.
- Add the milk and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes.
- Add the can of Rotel with liquid and cream cheese. Stir until incorporated.
- Add the shredded cheddar cheese a bit at a time and continuously stir until melted through.
- Stir in the cooked ground meat until well incorporated.
- Garnish and serve with tortilla chips.
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Notes
- Nutritional information estimated without tortilla chips.
- Velveeta. If you'd prefer to use Velveeta cheese, use 16 ounces Velveeta (cut into cubes) in place of the cream cheese and cheddar cheese.
Nutrition Information
Calories
434kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
101mg
(34%)
Sodium
349mg
(15%)
Potassium
261mg
(7%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
743IU
(15%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
275mg
(28%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 434
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 434kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 101mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 349mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 261mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 743IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 275mg | 28% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.