The BEST Smoked Queso Dip (Tons of Variation Ideas!)

Move, Chorixo. There’s a new cheese dip in town, and it’s a smoked kosher dip. This recipe for a creamy smoked cheese dip, served with air-fried tortilla chips, perfect for a game day, camping or holiday eve.

Other dip recipes, to serve with French fries and quasas: cowboy candies, 4-ingredient guacamole, renewed bean dip, and Pico de Gallo.

Queso is smoky

This smoked queso recipe is an augmented version of a basic queso; It’s loaded with Volvita cheese, cheddar or Jack pepper, RotelFlesh and gelapanos and is imbued with a hit of smoky flavor.

This is not Chili’s pan, all of you. Turn on your smoker and let’s start cooking! Do not forget to take Michalda or Mango Michalda while you are at it.

Component

Only 7 queso ingredients, more or less, are required to make a smoked cheese dip. This queso pan is highly adjustable so dress the way you like. Do not like it spicy? Omitted the Gelfano. Love cheese? Make it a lexo of 3 cheeses by tossing a lump of cream cheese.

• Velvata cheese
• Cheddar or Pepper Jack cheese
• Meat (sausage, chorizo ​​or ground beef)
• Rotel
• White onion
• Jelpanius
• garlic
• Optional: Steaming milk

Ideas for additions

As mentioned, this is a customizable cheese dip, so adjust to your personal preference. Almost every ingredient found in our Caldo de Queso will work. If you look at the pictures in this post, you will notice that there are 3 different variations. We go wherever our mood takes us!

Pickled red onions

Pickled peppers

Pickled banana peppers

Instant black bean pot

Fresh leftovers and smoky tip

coriander

Cayenne or chili pepper

A recipe for smoked Queso dip

Smoked queso recipes blend well with our favorites Mexican recipes. Here are some ideas that will make you think:

French fries and quinoa

Although nothing beats chips and queso, in our opinion, there are a few other “dipper” options worth considering:

• Fries
• Pretzel bite
• Pita chips
• Pork shells
• Crackers
• Baguette (or other sliced ​​bread)
• Fresh vegetables – carrots and peppers

Variations of a smoked cheese dip

Queso dip with meat

As photographed, this Velveeta cheese dip includes a Jimmy Dean sausage. You can replace it with ground beef or chorizo, or add one of these to make it even “meaty”. However, ground beef is less tasty, which is why we stick to sausage or chorizo.

Rotel and Levata

As written, this is a smoked Rottel dip as we use two cans full of the dish. Some people do not care about canned tomatoes; We understand. Instead of using canned tomatoes, use diced tomatoes like romaine or grape tomatoes.

3 Queso cheese

For the sake of extra cheese, toss in another chunk of your favorite cheese or even leftover smoked cheese. We always use Jack Pepper Cheese or Cheddar Cheese when making Rotel Cheese Dip, but Smoked Gouda and Jack Monterey are a great choice. Mozzarella and provolone are also great melted cheeses that will work.

Queso cream cheese

When making Velveeta queso dip, one of my favorite variations is to add a lump of cream cheese. I mean a Rotel dip with cream cheese is a match made in heaven.

Queso Smoked Meat Church

If you are a fan of the Church of the Flesh, add two tablespoons of Holy Voodoo or Holy Cow Season. Talk about rubbing salt in my wounds – d’oh!

How to Make Smoked Queso dip

Making smoked cassava is one of the easiest smoky recipes to master. You can use a smoker, gas grill or charcoal grill to make this quiso dip. See the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full instructions. Here’s a quick overview:

• Gas grill – To make this smoked cassava on the grill with propane, cook it at 225 degrees on the top grill rack. Create smoke using a smoking box filled with wood chips / pieces of wood. Or you can omit the smoke altogether if you do not like a delicious smoky flavor.
• Coal – To make cheese dip on the grill with charcoal, preheat the coals and pour them to one side to create two cooking areas. Open the vents, as needed, to maintain a temperature of 225 degrees Celsius. Create smoke by placing lumps of wood directly on the preheated coals, just before cooking.
• Pellet / Electric Smoker (Traeger Queso) – To make queso on the smoker, preheat the smoker to 225 °. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for uniform smoke.

supply

• Energy source – The smoked quasu dip will be on the fire for hours, so be sure to stock up on the energy source you choose: charcoal, BulletsPropane, gas, etc.
• Wood smoking (only required if smoking) – Chunks, Fries or Bullets.
• Cast iron skillet – Use a cast iron skillet, instead of a foil pan, to make this recipe for a quiso dip if you prefer. You only need one or the other.
• Disposable Aluminum Foil Pan – Use disposable material Aluminum pan, If you do not have a cast iron skillet, when making a queso dip.
• Smoking box – You will need one to impart the delicious smoky flavor if you use a gas grill. We used This From Amazon in the past. This is not necessary if you prefer to make a grilled queso dip compared to a smoked queso dip.

Expert advice

• Brown the meat and chop before adding it with the rest of the ingredients. If not, too much fat will be added to the mixture.
• This recipe for quiso dip is on the thicker side. If you like a thinner smoked kosher dip, add steamed milk. Start with 1/2 cup and progress until you reach the desired consistency. You can add it at any time.
• For a lighter smoky taste, we smoked the queso for only about 30 minutes compared to 1-2 full hours.
• You must shred the cheese! Do not buy grated cheese in advance as it is coated in cellulose, which prevents it from melting. Take out your cheese grater and grind.
• Be sure to mix! Stir in the smoked quasu dip every 15-20 minutes to ensure the cheese melts and the bottom does not burn if there is a flare.
• A smoked cheese dip thickens very quickly. To prevent this, transfer the smoked quasu dip to a slow cooker set to heat up immediately after removing from the smoker.
• Can you freeze queso? Due to the use of dairy products, we do not recommend freezing.