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Beef Chile con Queso Dip

This beef chile con queso recipe is the perfect game day dip. It's cheesy, bubbly, and full of flavor. You'll love how easy it is to make this queso dip!
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword beef chile con queso
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Servings 3 cups
Calories 518kcal
Author Elaine Benoit

Equipment

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

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

Notes

Calorie count does not include the chips or guacamole.
Helpful tips
    • Use grass-fed beef as it truly has a superb taste. Once you go grass-fed, you'll never go back.
    • Mexican cheese is a mixture of cheddar cheese, queso quesadilla cheese, Monterey jack cheese, and Asadero cheese.
    • Velveeta is a brand of processed cheese that is like American cheese. If you can't find it, you can substitute a mild cheddar.
    • Don't be in a hurry for the cheese to melt, you don't want to burn it.
    • 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.
    • Want extra spice? Add a teaspoon of chili powder. I couldn't because hubby can't take the heat.

 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 518kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 60g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Cholesterol: 193mg | Sodium: 2296mg | Potassium: 574mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1490IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 1195mg | Iron: 2.4mg