Beef Chile con Queso Dip

This delicious and cheesy beef chile con queso dip recipe is one of my favorites.  So cheesy yet with a nice amount of beef that it makes for a perfect dip for your chips!

Would you look at that string of cheese?  Would you??!!  One of the things I love about this dip is that when you stick your chip in it and scoop, you get a real mouthful!  There is just the right amount of beef to this cheesy and delicious dip.

All about me

I’m a simple woman, with simple needs and one of my needs that must be met is consuming this beef chile con queso at least once a month.  Christopher knows that if I had my druthers, I would eat this every week.

I would.

*Christopher nods*

It’s beefy, cheesy and you get to eat tons of chips.  I know, right?  Chips with cheese!!  It’s making me drool right now just thinking about it.

I’ve already spoken about my first foray with chile con queso dip here.

Tips on making the dip:

• Use grass-fed beef as it truly has a superb taste.  Once you go grass-fed, you’ll never go back
• Don’t be in a hurry for the cheese to melt, you don’t want to burn the cheese
• I like to dip various things into the chile con queso, not just chips.  I cut up a flour tortilla and sometimes I dip fresh cut veggies

How to make the Beef Chile con Queso Dip

Step one

Gather the ingredients – grass fed beef, purple onion, green chilis, Velveeta cheese, cumin, salt and pepper.

Step two

Mince a quarter of the purple onion.  I wrap and put the rest of the onion in the fridge for another meal.

Step three

Heat a sauté pan on medium and once that heats, add add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

Step four

Add the onion and sauté for 3 minutes.

Step five

Add the beef, cumin, salt and pepper.  Break up the meat into little pieces as it cooks with a metal spatula.  Sauté beef for 5 minutes.

Step six

Transfer the beef to a bowl and set aside.  Add the Mexican cheese, Velveeta and half a can of green chilis into the pan.  Lower the heat to medium low and stand there stirring the cheese as it melts.

Bubble, bubble, this toil’s no trouble

Bubbly and delicious!!

Time to serve the beef chile con queso.

Step seven

Gather some chips, cut up a flour tortilla, and take out the pico de gallo and guacamole!!

Step eight

Spoon some beef and some of the pico de gallo on top of the queso.

Step nine

Stir it all up and transfer the cheese mixture into a bowl.

Step ten

Garnish the top of the beef chile con queso with some more pico de gallo.

Dip into that Beef Chile con Queso

Ready to dip a chip into it!

Now to really dig deep!!!

Oh my gosh I could shovel all that cheesy goodness into my mouth, with or without the chips!

I hope you enjoyed this beef chile con queso recipe!

And as always, may all your dishes be delish!

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Beef Chile con Queso Dip

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

8 mins

Total Time

13 mins

 

This beef chile con queso is so delicious, you will want it every week!

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: beef chile con queso

Servings: 3 cups

Calories: 518 kcal

Author: Elaine Benoit

Ingredients

Meat Mixture

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 purple onion diced
• 1/2 pound grass fed beef
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• dash of pepper

Cheese Mixture

• 8 ounces Velveeta cut into chunks
• 12 ounces Mexican cheese
• 2 ounces green chilis (1/2 can)

Extras

• Pico de gallo
• Tortilla chips
• Guacamole

Instructions

Meat Mixture

1. Heat a sauté pan on medium, add olive oil.
2. Add onion and sauté for 3 minutes
3. Add beef and sauté for 5 minutes, breaking it up in smaller pieces as it cooks
4. Transfer beef into a bowl and set aside
5. Lower heat under pan and add the two cheeses and the chili peppers
6. Stand there and stir the cheese mixture as it melts
7. Add as much as the beef as you like and spoon some pico de gallo on top
8. Stir mixture together
9. Spoon it into the bowl and spoon some more pico de gallo on top
10. Dip a chip
11. Eat the beefy cheese covered chip
12. Sigh
13. Smile
14. Enjoy

Recipe Notes

Calorie count does not include the chips or guacamole.

Tips on making the dip:

• Use grass-fed beef as it truly has a superb taste.  Once you go grass-fed, you'll never go back
• Don't be in a hurry for the cheese to melt, you don't want to burn the cheese
• I like to dip various things into the chile con queso, not just chips.  I cut up a flour tortilla and sometimes I dip fresh cut veggies
• It's also fun to dollop some guacamole on your cheese filled chip

 

Nutrition Facts

Beef Chile con Queso Dip

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 518 Calories from Fat 540

% Daily Value*

Fat 60g92%

Saturated Fat 31g194%

Cholesterol 193mg64%

Sodium 2296mg100%

Potassium 574mg16%

Carbohydrates 13g4%

Sugar 8g9%

Protein 54g108%

Vitamin A 1490IU30%

Vitamin C 3mg4%

Calcium 1195mg120%

Iron 2.4mg13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.