Mike's Southwestern Chili Con Queso Dip. In a medium saucepan over medium low heat, melt the processed cheese food. Stir in chili without beans and chili powder. Over the weekend Producer Mike had a gathering at his place where he prepared a lovely queso dip.

Serve this with some crispy tortilla chips and you've got dinner! Chile con queso (Spanish for "chile with cheese"), sometimes called simply queso, is an appetizer or side dish of melted cheese, and chili peppers, typically served in Tex-Mex restaurants as a dip for tortilla chips. This chili con queso dip is easy to make and uses very few ingredients. You can cook Mike's Southwestern Chili Con Queso Dip using 26 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mike's Southwestern Chili Con Queso Dip

1. It's of ● For The Cheeses.
2. It's 2 Pounds of Velveeta Cheese Brick.
3. It's of Mexican 3 Cheese [for garnish - optional].
4. It's of ● For The Hard Vegetables.
5. It's 1/4 Cup of Green Bell Peppers [fine minced + reserves for garnish].
6. Prepare 1/4 Cup of Red Bell Pepper [fine minced + reserves for garnish].
7. You need 1/4 Cup of Yellow Bell Peppers [fine minced + reserves for garnish].
8. It's 1/4 Cup of Orange Bell Peppers [fine minced + reserves for garnish].
9. You need 1/4 Cup of Red Onions [fine minced + reserves for garnish].
10. You need 1/4 Cup of Sweet Viadailla Onions [fine minced + reserves for garnish].
11. It's 1/4 Cup of Jalapeños [fine minced + reserves for garnish].
12. You need 1 tsp of Garlic [fine minced].
13. You need of ● For The Soft Vegetables Herbs & Seasonings.
14. Prepare 1/2 Cup of Hatch Green Chilies [deseeded - peeled & chopped].
15. Prepare 1 tsp of Ground Cumin.
16. It's 1/2 tsp of Mexican Oregeno [crushed].
17. You need 1/4 tsp of Fresh Ground Black Pepper.
18. It's 1/2 Cup of Fresh Cilantro Leaves [chopped + reserves for garnish].
19. It's 1/4 tsp of Cayenne Pepper.
20. Prepare 1 (10 oz) of Can ROTELL Tomatoes [fully drained & paper towel dried].
21. Prepare 4 tbsp of Quality Mexican Beer.
22. It's of ● For The Proteins.
23. You need 2 Cans of Chili With Beans [your favorite brand].
24. You need of ● For The Sides & Garnish.
25. It's as needed of Fresh Green Chives [garnish].
26. It's as needed of Sturdy Plain Or Lime Tortilla Chips.

There is one unique ingredient in this dish that help the emulsification of the cheese and beer/water to make the dip super creamy. Sodium citrate is a sodium salt that is found in citrus fruits and just a small amount makes a big. Chile Con Queso, or "Rotle", as my brother's hilarious ex-wife always called it, has become an American staple. Made simply by combining melted Now dip in your chips and go for it!

Mike's Southwestern Chili Con Queso Dip step by step

1. Fine mince your vegetables..
2. Place all hard vegetables in a microwaveable bowl with lid leaving out your soft veggies. [like ROTELL tomatoes, roasted chilies and fresh cilantro].
3. Add 4 tablespoons quality Mexican beer to hard veggies. Heat for 3 minutes. Seal bowl tightly for 5 minutes to steam and soften your vegetables. Drain any excess fluids before adding them to your cheese mixture..
4. Chop your room temp cheese into 1" cubes..
5. Add everything to your cheese except for fresh cilantro..
6. Fully drained and paper towel dried ROTELL Tomatoes pictured..
7. Canned Chili. One of my favorite brands pictured. This is a generic Walmart brand but, man is she flavorful!.
8. Fresh roasted Hatch Green Chilies pictured. Peeled, seeds removed and chopped. Use two 4 oz canned green chilies, [fully drained] if you can't find fresh roasted in your area..
9. Heat mixture for 3 minutes. Stir well and place back in microwave for 3 more minutes. Stir well again. Heat until cheese is fully melted. Then, gently fold in your fresh cilantro leaves..
10. Garnish your hot dip with fresh chilled chopped cilantro, colorful bell peppers, jalapeños, Mexican 3 Cheese and red, white and green onions. Serve with super sturdy, thick tortilla chips as this is one heavy, clingy dip. Ice cold Mexican beers go great with this dish as well. Enjoy!.

When serving at a party, the queso needs to be kept very hot. I've used a fondue pot before, but my cool. Chili Con Queso Dip only has four ingredients and comes together in minutes! Several years ago we had a Haagen Grocery store near our home that carried my favorite Chili Con Queso Dip. I loved it and was so sad when the store went out of business and I could no longer buy my favorite dip.