Spicy Sausage Rotel Queso Cheese Dip
Best Spicy Sausage Rotel Queso Cheese Dip is a delicious upgrade to the boring easy 3-ingredient dip recipe that almost everyone serves on their party food table. With a few more simple ingredients, 1 secret spice, and a large skillet, this cheesy Rotel dip will become your favorite game day dip.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Hot Italian Sausage
- 1/2 whole onion chopped
- 1 jalapeno, large chopped, with or without seeds
- 3 garlic cloves smashed and minced
- 1 can Rotel or and brand of chopped up tomatoes and peppers undrained
- 1 tbsp chili powder or to taste
- 2 tsp cumin or to taste
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon or to taste
- 1/2 cup condensened milk whole milk or 2% can be sustituted
- 1 tsp Cajun Seasoning or to taste
- 2 pounds Velveeta White Queso cheese cubed
Instructions
- Cut up the onions, peppers, and garlic. Set aside.
- Brown sausage over medium heat until the edges start to turn brown. Add the chopped veggies to the sausage and continue to stir fry the mixture is not longer pink and the vegetables are soft.. Note: If there is a lot of liquid fat from the meat, drain excess grease at this point. Ground beef especially 80/20 ground beef will produce a lot of fat. Return the meat-veggie mixture to the skillet.1 pound Hot Italian Sausage, 1/2 whole onion, 1 jalapeno, large, 3 garlic cloves
- Sprinkle the seasonings, except cinnamon, on the top of the mixture and stir well until the seasonings are coating the meat-veggie mixture.1 tbsp chili powder, 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp Cajun Seasoning
- Add the Rotel, including the liquid, and stir.1 can Rotel or and brand of chopped up tomatoes and peppers
- Cube the cheese in chunks and set on top of the mixture. Add the condensed milk. Stir until the cheese is melted. Note: you can turn the burner to medium-low and cover to melt the cheese.2 pounds Velveeta White Queso cheese, 1/2 cup condensened milk
- Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon on top of the queso Rotel dip and stir. Cover and let slowly simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. Stir a few times while it is simmering.1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Check for seasoning adjustments. Note: The cinnamon mellows some of the heat. Add a little more if the dip is to spicy hot.
- Serve with tortilla chips, corn chips, or pita chips.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 17mgPotassium: 44mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 191IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 0.2mg
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