Queso Blanco and Spicy Queso
How to make queso blanco and spicy queso Mexican cheese dip.
Equipment
- 1 pot non-stick will make clean-up easier
Ingredients
Basic Queso Blanco
- ½ cup sweet onions finely chopped
- 1-3 cloves garlic I love garlic
- 1 whole jalapeno pepper finely chopped add more for heat
- 1 tsp cumin
- ⅔-¾ cup half and half you could use cream or milk
- ¼ lb cheese-white american, white cheddar, monterey jack, or chihuahua you can use more than one cheese!
Spicy Queso
- 1 whole chipotle pepper ground
- 1 whole quajillo pepper ancho, negro whatever is fine.
- ½ cup diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup diced green chiles
Instructions
Queso blanco
- saute onions in 1 T of canola oil½ cup sweet onions finely chopped
- add garlic, cumin and jalapeno and saute for 30 seconds1-3 cloves garlic, 1 whole jalapeno pepper finely chopped, 1 tsp cumin
- add half and half and heat up. Stir so it does not boil over⅔-¾ cup half and half
- slowly add cheese or cheeses and stir¼ lb cheese-white american, white cheddar, monterey jack, or chihuahua
- after cheese is melted turn of heat and cover until ready to use
Spicy Queso
- Do all the steps above but add additional spices, tomatoes, and green chilis at the garlic, cumin and jalapeno stage1 whole chipotle pepper ground, 1 whole quajillo pepper, ½ cup diced tomatoes, ¼ cup diced green chiles