Mexican Restaurant Cheese Dip Recipes

QUESO (MEXICAN CHEESE DIP)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium-sized pot over medium-heat. Sauté the green onions (white parts only) for 4 minutes, until soft. Then add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the tomatoes in with juices with the chiles, cumin, onion powder and cayenne pepper. Cook while stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes until soft and fragrant.
• Mix cornstarch into the pot, then pour in the evaporated milk, stirring well to combine.
• Bring to a boil, then add the cheese, mixing well. Cook, while stirring, until cheese just melts through the milk and transforms into a smooth sauce. Take off heat immediately.
• Stir in cilantro, green onions (reserved green parts) and season with salt to taste if needed. Mix well.Serve warm.Tip: Queso thickens when cooled.

MEXICAN RESTAURANT CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• In a double boiler heat milk. Shred cheese and add to the milk a little a time, stirring constantly.
• When milk and cheese are mixed well add the jalapeños along with some of the liquid from the jalapeño jar.
• Stir to mix.

QUESO DIP (MEXICAN CHEESE DIP)

Steps:

• Place cheese and cornflour in a bowl, toss to coat.
• Melt butter over medium heat in a large saucepan or small pot.
• Add garlic and onion, cook slowly for 3 minutes or until onion is translucent but not browned.
• Add tomato (including juices) and cook for 2 minutes until tomato is slightly softened.
• Add evaporated milk and cheese. Stir, then add chiles and Spices.
• Stir until cheese melts and it becomes a silky sauce.
• Add salt to taste - amount required depends on saltiness of cheese used - and stir through coriander.
• Stir in milk or water to adjust consistency (I use 2 tbsp) - the dip thickens when it cools, and milk can be added later to adjust to taste.
• Remove from heat. Serve warm or at room temperature - it will be soft and scoopable even when it cools.
• Store in the refrigerator. When refrigerated, it becomes the consistency of the cheese spread sold in jars that are not in the refrigerator section. Reheat in microwave and adjust consistency as desired with a tiny bit of milk. If you add too much, just put on stove again until it thickens.

MEXICAN CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Cube the cheese and place in a saucepan with green chiles, garlic powder and milk.
• Heat on medium heat for 10-12 minutes until the cheese has melted.
• Once it is all melted together, if the cheese is still too thick, you can add more milk to thin it out to your desired consistency
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and enjoy

MEXICAN WHITE CHEESE DIP/SAUCE

Steps:

• Place cheese, milk, and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook until cheese has melted, stirring frequently. Stir in green chilies, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper to taste. Add more milk if dip is too thick. Heat through and serve immediately.

EASY MEXI-CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Place cheese food in a microwave-safe dish. Stir in the soup and tomatoes.
• Cover the dish and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Remove the dish from the microwave and stir well. Continue cooking in 1 to 2 minute increments, stirring between sessions until the cheese has melted. Serve hot or cold.

MEXICAN SPINACH CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Combine and chop together in food processor spinach, cream cheese, half-and-half and cheese.
• Sauté together in oil the onion/scallions and peppers for a few minutes, just until softened.
• Fold onion/peppers into cheese/spinach mixture.
• Halve crosswise, squeeze out seeds and cut tomatoes into ½" cubes.
• Fold tomatoes into mixture; if mixture seems too thick, fold in up to ½ cup more half-and-half.
• Oil or butter a casserole dish and pour in dip.
• Loosely lay a piece of foil over the top - do NOT seal - you can remove this to let the edges brown a bit, but place it back on if things start to get too crispy.
• Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until mixture is bubbly hot.
• The dip will be looser when hot but will set up thicker as it cools.