Slow Cooker Queso Blanco

This easyย Queso Blancoย is aย creamyย white cheese dipย made with spices and two kinds of cheese. 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!

chips and queso.

Break out theย tortilla chipsย because it’s time to make someย queso blanco! I love chips and queso, so I have a super easy recipe for you today. Combine the ingredients in a slow cooker, cook them until they’re melted and smooth, and then, hello, creamy smooth queso.

Ingredients

  • White American cheese
  • Monterey jack cheese
  • Heavy cream
  • Dicedย jalapenoย pepper
  • โ€‹Ground cumin
  • Mincedย garlic
  • Cayenneย pepper
  • Choppedย tomatoย and cilantro for garnish
ingredients for queso blanco.

How to Make Queso Blanco in a Slow Cooker

โ˜‘๏ธ Combine

Place the cheese, cream, dicedย peppers, cumin,ย garlic, and cayenne in the slow cooker.ย 

the cheese in the slow cooker and the milk being added.

โ˜‘๏ธ Cook

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

photo collage showing all of the ingredients in the slow cooker and the dip when it's done cooking.

โ˜‘๏ธ Garnish and Serve!

Garnish the dip with theย tomatoesย and cilantro, add some tortilla chips, and enjoy.

Stovetop Instructions

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

  • If you can’t find a block of cheese, you can use sliced white American cheese. You can also use regular American cheese, but the dip will not be white. You can also use pepper jack cheese instead of Monterey Jack cheese.
  • Instead ofย jalapeno,ย add dicedย poblano pepperย or dicedย green chiles.
  • 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 from theย crock pot, too.
  • Thisย recipeย makes a decent-sized batch. If you are making it for a few people, I would cut it in half. The leftovers will keep in the fridge,ย 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 forย tacosย andย burgers.
  • Make it a beef cheese dip and add seasoned cookedย ground beefย once the cheese is melted. You can also makeย chorizoย cheese dip with cooked Mexicanย chorizo.
a chip being lifted out of a bowl of queso.
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Slow Cooker Queso Blanco

chips and queso.

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

  • Author: April Anderson
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 2 hours
  • Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Appetizers
  • Method: Slow Cooker
  • Cuisine: Mexican-American

Ingredients

Scale
  • 8 ounces white American cheese, cubed
  • 4 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, cubed
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (plus additional to thin, if desired)
  • 2 tablespoons diced jalapeno pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 pinch cayenne
  • 1/4 cup chopped tomato
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Instructions

  1. Place the cheese, heavy cream, diced jalapeno, cumin, garlic, and cayenne in a slow cooker.
  2. Place the lid on top and set the slow cooker to low. Cook the dip for two hours, stirring occasionally, until the cheese has melted.
  3. Garnish the dip with the toppings and serve with tortilla chips.

Notes

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.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 215
  • Sugar: 4.1g
  • Sodium: 717.7mg
  • Fat: 15.7g
  • Saturated Fat: 9.8g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 4.9g
  • Trans Fat: 0.1g
  • Carbohydrates: 6.3g
  • Fiber: 0.2g
  • Protein: 12.5g
  • Cholesterol: 55.2mg

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

More Appetizers and Snacks

Sometimes, all we need is a big bowl of cheese dip, and this homemade queso blanco will satisfy that craving. Enjoy!

Happy queso making,

April

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