Grilled Mexican Smoked Queso Dip Recipe Will Make You MVP This Weekend by Donna John
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Every foodie group is talking about it: smoked queso. This queso cooked on a grill is definitely a hot food trend you need to try! This Mexican queso recipe is cooked outside on your grill, preferably with wood in a smoker. But if a charcoal grill or gas grill is all you have, you'll still be a happy camper after that first tortilla chip gets dunked.
All you need to make this amazing grilled Mexican queso recipe is meat of your choice (ground beef, chorizo or pork breakfast sausage), processed cheese loaf, hard cheeses, fresh cilantro, chopped onion, chopped tomato (read about the health benefits of tomato), poblano peppers (check out the health benefits of peppers), fresh jalapenos, pickled jalapenos, fresh garlic, canned tomatoes and milk or cream. Mix, match, omit and change the ingredients to suit your family's tastes. The ingredients are cooked until smooth and melted on a grill.
Cooking Tip: If you want a vegetarian queso, simply leave out the meat.
This easy cheese dip is sure to be the hit at your next get-together like Memorial Day, July 4th or Labor Day. Why not serve the Tex-Mex queso while you watch the soccer games this weekend?
Cuisine: Mexican / Tex-Mex
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 to 2 hours
Total Time: 1 1/2 hours to 2 1/2 hours
Servings: 12+
Ingredients
- ground beef, chorizo or breakfast sausage, cooked
- Velveeta, cubed
- hard cheese, cubed (pepper-jack, Monterey Jack, cheddar, mozzarella, etc.)
- cilantro, chopped
- onion, chopped
- tomato, chopped
- poblano pepper, chopped
- fresh jalapenos, chopped
- pickled jalapenos
- garlic, minced
- fire-roasted tomatoes or tomatoes with green chiles (plus liquid)
- milk or cream, to thin (optional)
Here's how to make it:
- Cook the ground beef in a skillet until browned and cooked through. (You can season, add spices or a package or two of taco seasoning mix, if desired. I used Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix.)
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Put all the ingredients into a large aluminum pan.
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Place the pan on your heated grill. Close the lid and allow it to start melting.
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Once it starts to melt, stir. Continue to cook.
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When everything is hot and melted, add some milk or cream (or more liquid from the tomatoes or even some juice from the pickled jalapenos) to get it to desired consistency. Serve with tortilla chips. Store any leftover queso in an airtight container. Reheat in the microwave, adding some milk to loosen it back up.
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