Beef Queso Dip
An incredibly velvety, meaty queso dip that is completely irresistible – and you can make it in just 15 minutes!
I hope you’re not getting sick of all these game day recipes because I have yet another crowd-pleasing appetizer to share with you all. It’s inspired by the beef enchilada dip I made a couple weeks ago except this one is loaded with even more cheesy, velvety goodness.
With some leftover ground beef, a block of velveeta cheese and some handful pantry ingredients, this dip comes together so quickly in one skillet in just 15 minutes. How easy is that? Just be sure to have an extra bag of tortilla chips ready to go because this dip will be disappearing very quickly among your guests!
Beef Queso Dip
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces ground beef
- 1 teaspoon Emeril's Essence Creole Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 8 ounces VELVEETA®, cubed
- ½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- ½ cup canned diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup canned chopped green chiles
- ¼ cup salsa verde
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium high heat. Add ground beef, Emeril's Essence, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat and transfer to a plate.
- Add VELVEETA® to the saucepan, stirring until melted. Stir in Monterey Jack cheese, diced tomatoes, green chiles and salsa verde until well combined.
- Stir in ground beef and cilantro until heated through, about 1-2 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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Best beef recipe ever!! Always a party pleaser. Have people asking me all the time for the recipe.
Outstanding! Made a double batch for a Super Bowl party yesterday and it was a huge hit! The only dish entirely eaten out of many! Thanks for the great recipe!
I make it all the time for the family. Nobody doesn’t love it!
I just go and get the canned original diced tomatoes and green chiles, and add green onions instead of cilantro leaves, also I add more shredded cheeses, it’s so freakin good!
This was SO delicious and all of my friends could not get enough. I browned the meat as directed then just put everything into a crock pot and it worked out great. I will definitely be making this recipe again!
I loved this recipe! The flavors were great. But, I had a consistency issue w/ the dip. It came out too thick. I did drain the green chiles and diced tomatoes before adding them in. I also might have added too much ground beef to the dip (I’m not sure if this would have altered the texture?) . Do you have any suggestions or recommendations? Thanks.
Very good. I used fatty wagyu beef and did not drain. I sliced one jalapeno and cooked with the beef. Added all the other ingredients to the fatty cooked beef. Used some shredded cheddar jack, few slices of havarti, and half a loaf of walmart’s generic Velveeta. Didn’t have any canned chilis, used homemade pickled jalapeno slices. Nice and spicy. Didn’t have the notes creole seasons. Used Tony Cha here.
Amazing
Reminds me of a similar recipe my mom used when us kids were growing up. Perfect for football parties.
I substituted the cilantro leaves for green onions, my goodness this is the most amazing quaso dip I’ve ever had. Thank you for sharing this gift with us.
My fiance made this dish earlier tonight. Oh my gosh it’s sooooo gooooood! And filling. Thank you for sharing the love, we will be keeping this recipe for a long time.
I made a mistake with this one, but the mistake turned out to be an eye opener. I did everything as the instructions said, after I drained the beef, instead of separating the beef I just put the cheese and everything else in with it. I was scared like oh man this is gonna be a bust, what a great dish wasted. But no! It turned out immaculate! This recipe got soul to it
Amazing dip, it came out perfect!
Great
I substituted with grounded chicken, it so damn good:)
My absolute favorite queso dip recipie to make
This is one of the best queso dip recipes I’ve made. I will definitely be making this recipe agian. There should be way more great reviews than there is for this recipe.
This is the way Queso should taste! So many recipes are just bland, but this is so nicely balanced with flavor! So glad I doubled it for the Super Bowl. This will be my go-to recipe from now on and I’m looking forward to customizing it a bit for hubby and I, just for fun- maybe more green chiles? Add some cayenne for more heat? And when serving a crowd, I’ll make it just the way it’s written to please the most folk.
I can’t get my hands on salsa verde. Can you suggest an alternative?
Made this tonight for the Super Bowl, and it was so yummy! I put it in my small crockpot to keep it warm. Highly recommend!
It’s perfect for Game Day!
I’ve been making this recipe for years. It’s a game day and family get together fav.
Hi! This looks incredible and I have made tons of your recipes before. I’m trying to make this vegetarian aka just nix the meat. In that scenario, would you suggest eliminating all of the spices that are cooked with the meat? Or do you think that keeping some/all of the spices would still be useful?
Hi Erin, that’s really just a preference, but I would suggest keeping all the spices if they sound good to you.
Exactly how spicy is this queso? I’m planning to make it this weekend. I’ll be surrounded by spice heads (heat nuts?) who wouldn’t care, but, my spice tolerance is medium at best and I’d love to indulge also.
I would say it packs a little bit of heat – probably ranks around a 2 out of 10 on the spice scale. Hope that helps!
I LOVE this recipe. Any suggestions you can give on keeping it warm for a 4th of July celebration? Thanks!
You can try using a crockpot.
Hello, I would like to make this for tomorrows gathering and was wondering if it can be made the night before and reheated to save time? If it’s made the night before, will it be difficult (harden as cheese normally does) to reheat and serve the next day?
Yes, but you can always add a little bit of milk to thin it out as needed.
I would like to get some recipes.
Nicely done. I love the addition of real jack cheese. But it is a bit more thicker than I expected. Any ideas to thin it out?
Milk would be a great addition to thin it out as needed until the desired consistency is reached.
I would thin it out with beer or ale
I had to double the recipe. NOTHING left over to reheat. oMG!
And the velveeta, any alternatives? Thanks again 🙂
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot advise appropriate substitutes that will not alter the overall taste/texture of the dish. Using a substitution(s) may also result in a mediocre outcome but if substitutions must be made, please use your best judgment.
Hi, i live in Asia. Could the ccreole seasoning and salsa verde be removed/replaced with other ingredients? Thanks!
I did not mean to say beef; I meant queso and it is delicious!!!!! Thank You!////Connie
My grandson, Mason, and my husband, Steve, could not get enough of this beef. Thanks again!
I would like to make this for about 30 people, is it possible for you to give me the recipe for that.
Tanisha, this recipe yields about 6 servings so you can multiple everything by 5 to serve 30.
okay thanks so much. BTW so are you saying use the same measurements but 5 times?
That’s exactly right – if you want to serve 30, then it’s best to see how much a recipe yields and to multiple from there. Now logistically, it may not work to multiple a recipe by 5 times – it may make more sense to create the recipe in 2 big batches. But without further recipe testing, I cannot say with certainty. Please use your best judgment.
I made this for my family’s Christmas Eve party and it was a hit! I should have doubled the recipe because everyone ate it up so fast. A few people mentioned the fresh cilantro really made it good. We also made it the next day for our smaller family get-together and did half ground beef, half sausage. Also good. Definitely saving this recipe!
This looks so yummy! I have a football draft party tomorrow. Could this be made in a crock pot? I’d like to have it be warm/hot when served and don’t want to fuss with reheating.
Thanks!
The football draft party sounds like so much fun! As for the crockpot warming method – I actually can’t answer this with certainty as I have never tried it myself. I recommend using your best judgement for reheating/serving.
I had a question for you. I notice sometimes you used canned green chiles and other times you use fresh jalapeños. Is there a particular reason why you chose one over the other? Is it based on the recipes at all?
Yes, there is a particular reason why I choose one over the other – it depends on each recipe specifically and what is easiest/most flavorful to use for each particular dish.
What could you replace the tomatoes with. I’m allergic to tomatoes. Could I use tomitioes
There really is no good substitute as it provides liquid and texture for the dip.
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This looks so amazing! I wish I could find a good substitute for Velveeta in England! Any ideas?
could you use taco seasoning instead of Emerils E. ??
You can but the flavors of the dish can significantly change.
Holy heck, that looks amazing! This is happening at our next party….
This dip is mouthwatering, I have a feeling it won’t last too long in my house 😉
Do you drain the canned diced tomatoes and chilis before adding them? Or should you ad some of the canning liquid too? This looks soooo good!!
I left all the canning liquid as is. It’ll balance out the heavy, dense cheesiness when your stir it in.
I would gladly take a dip in this dip! QUESO FOR LIFE!
We just need to throw in some tots man!
You can never have enough gameday recipes! Especially if cheese is involved! I need to make this for my husband – he would go crazy for it!
Tim would LOVE this! And no, I’m not getting sick of all your delicious game day eats so keep them coming, Chung-Ah ssi ^_^
This looks amazing! Great job with the pictures!
This dip is perfect for game day, please pass the chips!
I have been waiting for you post this recipe! Im so excited and can’t wait to make it! Thanks!
I am in love. beef, cheese and in a dip?! pass me a packet of chips and I set for a night in!
lovely pictures!
I will never get sick of your game day recipes. Never ever.
Velveeta is one of my processed food weaknesses. It’s just sooooooo creamy. I could destroy a bowl of this on game day!
Love a good, cheesy dip!
Please keep making these queso recipes! I love them, and I don’t think I will ever get tired of game day recipes. 🙂
This queso looks amazing! yum! My husband would eat this entire thing and not share! 🙂
YUM!! This is such a delicious dip!
I’m probably going to have to hide this post from the.boy lest he demand I make it immediately!! So perfect for game day!
As a guy I want to send this post to my wife and demand it be made. But then I remember she would tell me to just make it myself, then steal it from me when it was done. No need to wait for game day on this cheesy treat.
I like the way you think! This is too good to save for game day!
Cheesy and spicy. Thats all I need in a dip! I could eat that little pot all by myself!
This dip is absolutely delicious and perfect anytime!!