Name: Queso Blanco Dip Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; ¼ cup onion; ¼ tsp garlic; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1¼ cups whole milk; 8 oz Monterey Jack cheese; For Optional Toppings:; 1 roma tomato; 2 tbsp green chilis; 1 tbsp fresh cilantro

How To Make Queso Blanco Dip

Pair tortillas and chips with this rich and creamy queso blanco dip made with tasteful Monterey Jack. Whip this up in just 15 minutes!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspbutter
¼cuponion,finely chopped
¼tspgarlic,crushed
2tbspall-purpose flour
1¼cupswhole milk
8ozMonterey Jack cheese,finely shredded

For Optional Toppings:

1Roma tomato,seeds removed then diced
2tbspgreen chilis,canned, diced
1tbspfresh cilantro,chopped

Instructions

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
Add the onion, then sauté for 4 to 5 minutes until soft; adding garlic during the last 30 seconds of sautéing.
Whisk in the flour, then cook stirring constantly for about 30 seconds.
Slowly pour the milk into the mixture while whisking vigorously.
Bring the mixture just to a gentle bubble stirring constantly.
Remove from heat, let cool just briefly.
Stir in the finely shredded Monterrey Jack cheese.
Return the saucepan to the warm heat to melt as needed.
Stir in the tomato, chilis, and cilantro.
Serve warm with tortilla chips or tacos, and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Note that the dip will thicken as it rests so reheat to thin if desired.
For a smooth cheese sauce without the chunky ingredients, omit the chopped onion and crushed garlic. Replace it with ½ teaspoon onion powder and a generous pinch of garlic powder. Simply melt the butter then add the flour, garlic powder, and onion powder. Continue as directed and omit the optional ingredients.