Queso Blanco (Easy Slow Cooker Recipe)

Break out the tortilla chips because it’s time to make some Queso Blanco!

This easy Queso Blanco is a creamy white cheese dip made with two kinds of cheese, spices, and garnished with tomatoes and cilantro. It’s easy to make in your slow cooker or on the stove for parties, game day, or any time you’re craving chips and queso!

Ingredients

• White American cheese
• Monterey jack cheese
• Heavy cream
• Diced jalapeno pepper
• ​Ground cumin
• Minced garlic
• Cayenne pepper
• Chopped tomato and cilantro for garnish

Cheese note: You can use sliced white American cheese if you can’t find a block of cheese. It works fine, too!

How to Make Queso Blanco Dip

Place both kinds of cheese, cream, diced peppers, cumin, garlic, and cayenne in the slow cooker. 

Place the lid on top and cook the dip on low for two hours, stirring occasionally, or until the cheese is melted.

Garnish the dip with the tomatoes and cilantro.

Stovetop Tips: You can also make it on the stovetop in a saucepan. Warm the ingredients over low heat and stir until the cheese is melted.

Recipe Tips

You can also use regular American cheese, but the dip won’t be white.

I prefer to make it in the slow cooker because it’s easier to keep warm after you’ve made it. You can serve it right from the crock pot, too.

This queso blanco recipe makes a decent size batch. If you aren’t serving a few people, I would cut it in half. The leftovers will keep in the fridge but the dip doesn’t reheat well. It’s best when it’s made.

You can use it in a few different ways – serve it as a dip, use it to make nachos, pour it over enchiladas, or use it as a topping for tacos and  burgers.

Variations

Instead of jalapeno add diced poblano pepper or diced green chiles.

Swap the Monterey jack cheese for pepper jack cheese.

Make it a beef cheese dip and add seasoned cooked ground beef once the cheese is melted. Or make chorizo cheese dip with cooked Mexican chorizo.

Sometimes all we need is a big o’ bowl of cheese dip and this homemade queso blanco will satisfy the craving. Serve it with chips, salsa, and guacamole on the side for the very best experience. Oh, and don’t forget a margarita!

Happy queso making,

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More Easy Dip Recipes

• Pimento Cheese Dip
• Avocado Salsa Verde
• Blue Cheese Dip
• Corn Salsa

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The nutrition is an estimate only. It was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.