Queso Dip | Queso Blanco without Velveeta

Queso dip is a must have dip at any party. It’s so easy to make your own homemade Queso that you will be skipping the restaurant, whipping up your own pico and 7 layer dip, and tossing out the Queso for your next appetizer tray.

There are so many kinds of Queso dips. From the chili con Queso to the chipotle Quesos, you can dress this dip up any way, and any spice, you personally prefer.

This Queso recipe is a simple but powerful one.

Hoards of delicious and melty cheese, balanced with onion and garlic,with a hint of tomato.

Personally I don’t think you have to get fancy to have a good time, so put on your stretchy pants and lets get cooking.

Note: I have noticed an alarming trend when it comes to recipes. Many images don’t always tell the truth when they add ingredients.

This recipe has tomatoes and tomatoes have a sightly pink hue to them, so if you see Queso and tomatoes without the pink hue, they have been edited out. And why?

I don’t know because tomatoes are pretty much the best non veggie on the planet. If anything deserves to be folded into a tomato, its cheese dip. I just wanted to notice that when you compare this to other dips…if they are whiter but still have tomatoes, its either a lot less tomotoes, a lot more cheese, or fancy editing.

Queso Dip

Queso Blanco Recipe without Velveeta Cheese for a made from scratch white Queso that will make you the hit of the party!

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened and cut into cubes
• 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
• 2 cups shredded Queso chihuahua cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 can, 10 oz, rotel tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup half and half (or use milk)
• tortilla chips for serving

Queso Tips: This reheats well. I did leave it on my stove, it set/cooled. I reheated it on low when my husband arrived home and gave him some. It seemed to reheat just fine. Actually might have been a tad better in terms of the consistency/dipping ability after I reheated it.

Making a dip tray and need a variety of delicious flavors to serve up? Try Spinach Dip, Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball Dip, Black Bean and Corn Salsa, or Deviled Egg Dip.

Dietary: Serve with veggies to keep this Queso dip low carb

How to make Queso

In a saucepan, add cream cheese, pepper jack cheese, chihuahua cheese, sour cream and tomatoes and seasonings.

Heat over medium low heat, stirring frequently until mixture is melted.

Add half and half and heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is a smooth consistency.

Serve immediately with chips.

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Queso Dip

Queso dip is a must have dip at any party. It's so easy to make your own homemade Queso that you will be skipping the restaurant. Queso Blanco Recipe without Velveeta Cheese for a made from scratch white Queso that will make you the hit of the party

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword appetizer, cheese, dip, queso

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 6 minutes

Total Time 11 minutes

Servings 6 people

Calories 2758kcal

Author Salty Side Dish

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese softened and cut into cubes
• 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
• 2 cups shredded chihuahua cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 can 10 oz, rotel tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup half and half or use milk

Instructions

• In a saucepan, add cream cheese, pepper jack cheese, chihuahua cheese, sour cream and tomatoes and seasonings. Heat over medium low heat, stirring frequently until mixture is melted. .
• Add half and half and heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is a smooth consistency. Serve immediately with chips

Notes

• tortilla chips for serving
• veggies for serving

Nutrition

Calories: 2758kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 119g | Fat: 242g | Saturated Fat: 140g | Cholesterol: 723mg | Sodium: 3949mg | Potassium: 1205mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 169.8% | Vitamin C: 2.6% | Calcium: 354.3% | Iron: 19.5%