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Chili con Queso

Name: Chili con Queso
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 pound velveeta, cubed; 1/4 cup milk (whole milk will make this super creamy, but you can substitute 2 percent or 1 percent); 3 tablespoon chopped celery; 3 tablespoon chopped green bell pepper; 3 tablespoon pico de gallo

February 12, 2019

Daisy Nichols

All hail the addictive Velveeta cheese dip

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Chili con queso is a staple in Texas cuisine and literally translates to “peppers with cheese.” Most queso recipes call for Velveeta, perhaps the most unpretentious cheese there ever was. Melt the cheese with milk and some veggies and you’ve got yourself a delicious dip to be served with tortilla chips or fresh-cut veggies.

Servings

239

Calories Per Serving

Ingredients

1 Pound Velveeta, cubed
1/4 Cup milk (whole milk will make this super creamy, but you can substitute 2 percent or 1 percent)
3 Tablespoons chopped celery
3 Tablespoons chopped green bell pepper
3 Tablespoons pico de gallo

Directions

Using a double boiler over simmering water, add the Velveeta and milk to the top pot of the boiler. Gently stir together until the cheese is melted.

Remove the cheese mixture from the heat and stir in the celery, pepper and pico de gallo. Makes 4 cups of queso.

Nutritional Facts

Servings6

Calories Per Serving239

Total Fat17g26%

Sugar7gN/A

Saturated11g55%

Cholesterol61mg20%

Protein13g25%

Carbs9g3%

Vitamin A6µg1%

Vitamin C4mg5%

Vitamin D0.1µg0.9%

Vitamin K1µg1%

Calcium366mg37%

Fiber0.1g0.6%

Folate (food)2µgN/A

Folate equivalent (total)2µg1%

Iron0.2mg0.9%

Magnesium2mgN/A

Phosphorus663mg95%

Potassium285mg6%

Riboflavin (B2)0.3mg21.9%

Sodium1178mg49%

Zinc1mg13%