Queso, anyone?
 

I've been craving queso, but the only recipes I can find use a "loaf of process cheese food." :sick Anything that has to be described that way should not be consumed. :no

So, does anyone know how to make it with REAL cheese?

Re: Queso, anyone?
 

Oh oh I would be so happy if there were a way. Or even some kind of bean dip that didn't ask for that stuff. I cannot stand cooking with that velveeta stuff or even looking at it, though I can eat it if someone else cooks it and I don't really think about it (just one of my oddities I guess)...

:popcorn

Re: Queso, anyone?
 

Yep. The key is to make a smooth cheese sauce - by mixing the natural cheese with either sour cream or cream or the like.

Here is one recipe I found on line:

White Cheese Queso Dip

1 cup of shredded monterey jack cheese
4 oz can of chopped green chili's dranied
1/4 cup Half & Half
2 Tbsp onion, firmly chopped
1 tsp cumin, ground
1/2 tsp salt

heat all over low heat, stirring constantly until cheese is melted...Serve with tortilla chips.
Makes 1 1/4 cups dip

You can omit the chilies/spices and add your own, or add salsa to the cheese sauce mixture, substitute cheeses...etc. But that gives you a basic place to start.

---------- Post added at 06:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:16 PM ----------

For Janet, you can add refried beans or black beans to make it a bean/queso dip.

Re: Queso, anyone?
 

Thank you! I also dug a little deeper and found this one, which also sounds good:

• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 2 cups shredded Jack cheese
• 1 cup salsa

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, blend sour cream and cream cheese until smooth. Mix in taco seasoning mix. Stir in salsa & jack cheese.
3. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish. Top with more Jack cheese. Bake in the preheated oven 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

I'm guessing you could make it on the stove top, too, if you keep stirring a lot. :think

Re: Queso, anyone?
 

Have fun! :yum

Re: Queso, anyone?
 

Brie cheese;)