White Cheese Dip Help Needed

[geauxgruene]

Need some help to help momma.... She's tried twice to replicate that white cheese dip that you find at the Tex-Mex restaurants but no dice. Both times we never got to taste it since the cheese was chunky, lumpy.

What's the TBH brain trust got?

[EastTXHunter]

Queso? Yo Quiero Queso Blanco! No clue bud but I'm craving Mexican and Fried Catfish now. CRAP!

[TP3]

HEB sells queso blanco in a box with their velveeta. It will give you the desired results.

[TP3]

Add a little milk and a can of rotel or green chiles

[Brazos Hunter]

Add a little milk and a can of rotel or green chiles

[geauxgruene]

Is there a certain type of white cheese to start with? There are a bunch of them circle-shaped cheeses at HEB in the cheese aisle.

[TP3]

Its on the same aisle right next to velveeta in the same type of box. Says queso blanco on box.

[geauxgruene]

Thanks for the help TP3!

[hunterdrake]

White Queso

2 1/2-3 lbs processed white American cheese
Milk
One Tomato
One onion
3/4-1 cup frozen chopped spinach
1 can green chilies.

Block cheese into crockpot cover with 1/2-3-4 way with milk and melt. Add onion,tomato, and spinach drained of all water and let cook.

[geauxgruene]

Good stuff, Drake. Thanks!

[unclefish]

Hunterdrake nailed it. My wife made this a few weeks ago with white american and it was awesome.

[tvc184]

If you can get your hands on some Chihuahua cheese or White American as a substitute.

There is nothing wrong with the Velveeta recipes but Velveeta is hardly a substitute for creamy white con queso.

In my opinion.

[cavdaughter]

I have to agree... But most resturants are going to the velveeta now ...

[geauxgruene]

Good to know, guys. Thanks for the insight. A batch will be coming up this weekend...

[tvc184]

Ingredients

1 Tbsp cooking oil (veggie, olive, canola - whatever you have)
1/4 cup white onion, diced
1 large jalapeno or serrano, seeds and stem removed; diced
12 oz white American cheese (I have the deli give me 3 slices on 10), shredded
4 oz Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded (optional; don't use pre-shredded)
1/4-2/3 cup cream, half-and-half, or whole milk
1 roma tomato, seeds removed and diced
1 small bunch cilantro, roughly chopped

Instructions

Heat the oil in a saute pan. Cook the onion and pepper until softened and reduce heat to medium-low.
Add the shredded cheese and 1/4 cup of the cream. Stir until mostly melted.
Add the tomatoes, cilantro, and additional cream a little at a time until you reach desired consistency.