Queso (Cheese) Dip

Description

This is the best queso dip! Being from Texas, I know my queso, and I think this is the one that beats them all! It’s full of flavor and all fresh ingredients. You can substitute half-and-half for the heavy whipping cream, if desired. Serve with tortilla chips.

Ingredients

  • 2 poblano peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 2 Anaheim peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 2 pounds processed cheese food (such as Velveeta ®), cut into cubes
  • 3 large roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
  • 1 large white onion, diced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • ¼ cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven broiler. Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. Place poblano peppers
  3. Anaheim peppers
  4. and jalapeño pepper cut-sides down on the prepared baking sheet.
  5. Cook peppers under the preheated broiler until skin of peppers has blackened and blistered
  6. 5 to 8 minutes. Place blackened peppers into a bowl and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Allow peppers to steam as they cool
  7. about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skins; dice peppers.
  8. Combine diced peppers
  9. cheese food cubes
  10. tomatoes
  11. onion
  12. butter
  13. and cumin in a slow cooker.
  14. Cook on Low
  15. gradually adding cream until cheese melts and dip is warmed through
  16. about 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 12

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