Description
Creamy Mexican restaurant cheese dip brings classic comfort to your table. Melted cheeses blend with green chiles and spices, creating a perfect appetizer for gatherings and game nights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (450 g) white American cheese, cubed
- 1 can (4 oz / 113 g) diced green chilies
- 1 cup (240 ml) milk
- 2 tbsps butter
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tbsps chopped cilantro
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Melt Foundation: Warm the saucepan over low heat, allowing butter to transform into a golden, liquid canvas for the forthcoming flavor symphony.
- Cheese Fusion: Introduce cubed cheese and milk into the butter, whisking continuously to create a harmonious, velvety base while preventing any potential burning or sticking.
- Flavor Amplification: Blend diced green chilies, garlic powder, onion powder, and cumin into the developing mixture, layering depth and complexity into the creamy preparation.
- Texture Refinement: Stir the composition persistently, adjusting consistency by incrementally introducing milk until achieving a luxuriously smooth and pourable texture that promises a perfect dipping experience.
- Final Calibration: Assess and enhance the flavor profile with strategic salt additions, optional cilantro sprinkle, and a final gentle stir to ensure complete ingredient integration.
- Presentation: Elegantly transfer the warm, aromatic cheese dip to a serving dish, ready to complement tortilla chips or elevate traditional Mexican culinary delights with its rich, vibrant character.
Notes
- Prevent Cheese Clumping: Grate cheese finely and bring to room temperature before adding to reduce lumpy texture and ensure smooth melting.
- Control Heat Carefully: Maintain low, consistent flame to prevent cheese from separating or burning, creating a silky and uniform consistency.
- Customize Spice Level: Adjust green chili quantity and add optional jalapeños or hot sauce to personalize heat intensity according to preference.
- Dietary Adaptation: Substitute regular cheese with low-fat or plant-based alternatives, and use lactose-free milk for gluten-free and dairy-sensitive diets.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg