Description
Creamy homemade queso dip made with cheddar, pepper jack, and cream cheese combined with sautéed peppers, garlic, and spices. Perfect for parties, game day snacks, or a quick appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 teaspoon cooking oil
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 1 poblano pepper deseeded and diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper deseeded and diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups half and half
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese finely grated
- 4 ounces pepper jack cheese finely grated
- 4 ounces cream cheese cubed
- 1 can chopped green chiles undrained
- 7 ounces fire roasted diced tomatoes drained
- Juice from 1/2 lime
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Sea salt to taste
- Cayenne pepper to taste
Instructions
- Dice onion, poblano pepper, and jalapeno after removing stems and seeds then mince the garlic.
- Heat cooking oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook onion, jalapeno, and poblano with a pinch of salt for about 10 minutes until softened.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium low heat then whisk in flour to create a roux and cook about 5 minutes until lightly browned.
- Slowly whisk in half and half while stirring constantly until smooth.
- Bring mixture to a gentle simmer then reduce heat to low.
- Add shredded cheese gradually about 1/4 cup at a time stirring constantly until melted and smooth.
- Add cream cheese cubes and stir until completely melted.
- Fold in cooked onion and peppers, green chiles, tomatoes, cumin, chili powder, cayenne, and lime juice.
- Taste and adjust salt and spices as desired then remove from heat.
- Serve warm with tortilla chips or your favorite dipping foods.
Notes
- Grate cheese from a block instead of using pre shredded cheese for smoother melting.
- Add cooked chorizo or taco seasoned ground beef for a heartier dip.
- Top with fresh pico de gallo or chopped cilantro for extra color and flavor.
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 520
- Fat: 26
- Saturated Fat: 16
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 9
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 13
- Cholesterol: 75