Easy Holiday Queso Blanco

Name: Easy Holiday Queso Blanco
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 8 min
Ingredients: 1 pound (16-ounces) Velveeta Queso Blanco, cut into 1/2 to 1-inch cubes; 10 ounce can Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, drained (See Tip 1); 1 1/2 Tablespoons finely diced red bell pepper, membrane and seeds removed, divided (See Tip 2); 1 1/2 Tablespoons finely diced jalapeño pepper, membrane and seeds removed, divided; 2 Tablespoons milk if needed to thin the dip; Red and Green Tortilla Chips (See Tip 3)

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Easy Holiday Queso Blanco is an amazing dip that takes minutes to make and only uses a handful of ingredients. With the busy holiday season, it’s a perfect appetizer to put together and serve for those impromptu visits from family and friends.

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Ingredients: Here’s What You’ll Need
Easy Steps to Make Holiday Queso Blanco
Frequently Asked Questions
Other Delicious Holiday Appetizers
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Ingredients: Here’s What You’ll Need

This quick and easy dip uses only four or five ingredients. Add the tortilla chips and you’re ready to go!

Ingredients for Easy Holiday Queso Blanco

The Queso Blanco: I used Velveeta Queso Blanco. For those who don’t like to use Velveeta, this dip won’t be for you.

The Spiciness: For the spiciness, I used a can of drained Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies.

The Added Color: For the added holiday color, I used finely diced red bell peppers and finely diced jalapeño peppers. With both, I removed the seeds and membranes.

Not Shown: I thought that the final dip was a bit too thick, so I added some milk to thin it out.

The Tortilla Chips: For festive colors, I served the Easy Holiday Queso Blanco with red and green tortilla chips.

Easy Steps to Make Holiday Queso Blanco

This amazing dip took less than 5 minutes to prepare.

First, using a 4-cup measuring cup, I added the drained Rotel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies to the Queso Blanco that I had cut into ½-inch cubes. The measuring cup wasn’t really important – what was important was that the dish was microwave-safe.

Adding drained Rotel Tomatoes to Queso Blanco.

Next, I microwaved the cheese and tomatoes on high for 1 ½ minutes. Then, I removed the mixture from the microwave and stirred the ingredients together.

Stirring cheese and Rotel Tomatoes and Green Chilies together.

I returned the mixture to the microwave for an additional minute on high power. After a minute, I removed the mixture and gave it another stir.

Stirring cheese and tomatoes and Green Chilies after another minute in microwave.

I thought that the mixture was a bit too thick. So I added some milk to thin it out. I also added diced red bell peppers and diced jalapeño peppers for added holiday color.

Then, I microwaved the mixture for an additional 30 seconds.

Milk, red bell pepper and jalapeño pepper added to Queso Blanco.

After giving the Queso Dip one last stir, I poured it into the dish surrounded by red and green tortilla chips.

Pouring Easy Holiday Queso Blanco dip into container.

That’s it! I told you that making the dip was both quick and easy. What’s most important though is the taste which is amazing. Have a happy holiday. Yum!

Dipping red tortilla chip in Easy Holiday Queso Blanco.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Velveeta Queso Blanco taste like?

Actually, I thought that the Velveeta Queso Blanco tasted like the original Velveeta. I didn’t do a side-by-side comparison but suspect that I would have been hard pressed to identify each one in a blind taste test.

Rather than adding milk to thin out the dip, why not just use undrained Rotel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies?

Because this was a Queso Blanco dip, I wanted to minimize the added color. I thought that rather than adding the liquid from the Rotel Tomatoes and chilies, I would add milk to minimize the added color.

Can the dip be made ahead of time and reheated?

You can certainly make the dip ahead of time. I like to refrigerate it covered in a microwave safe container. When I’m ready to serve the dip, I take it out of the refrigerator and microwave it for several minutes.

Could red chili peppers or pimentos be used in place of the red bell pepper?

If you want added heat, you could use red chili peppers in place of the red bell pepper. Also, pimentos could be used. However, the pimentos would add a bit more color to the dip.

Where can one purchase the red and green tortilla chips?

I purchased the Xochitl red and green tortilla chips at Sam’s. Publix sells that brand, but I haven’t seen the red and green tortilla chips at our local Publix.

Can regular tortilla chips be used with this recipe?

If you’re unable to find the red and green tortilla chips, you can certainly use regular tortilla chips.

Other Delicious Holiday Appetizers

If you’re looking for other holiday appetizers, you’ve come to the right place. Check out these recipes:

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