This Copycat Cafe Rio Queso recipe takes you LESS time to make at home than it does to drive to Cafe Rio and get some! It’s a perfect companion for all your football parties.
Difficulty: Level 1 (easy peasy)
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That being said. Let me tell you about that little pot of golden deliciousness. I accepted a challenge from a friend who really wanted a copycat Cafe Rio queso recipe. So, I went to Cafe Rio to get some nachos, because duh, nachos. And then I went home, ate all the nachos, and all the queso and then…I made more queso.
This perfectly creamy wonderfully processed cheese dip is full of salsa, jalapeños and 3 kinds of cheese. All. The. CHEESE. Now you just need one thing.
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â…” cup half and half
4 oz velveeta
2 cups cheddar cheese – grated
2 oz cream cheese
1 cup salsa
¼ cup chopped jalapeños
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp chili powder
Tortilla chips for dipping
Step 1: Heat the half and half in a medium sauce pan.
Step 2: Add the velveeta, cheddar and cream cheese. Mix until all cheese are melted.
Step 3: Add in the salsa, jalapeños, cayenne, cumin and chili powder. Mix until combine.
Step 4: Serve immediately with your choice of chips[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Yum! I love queso and chips!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
Me too! You definitely can’t go wrong with queso and chips!
Ohhh.. I completely understand your addiction to queso, because I myself have it! I could eat Mexican food daily, and not get sick of it. I live in CO now, and I’m surrounded by it, but no places had white queso dip like I had in Ohio, so I had to recreate it, and I was in heaven! 🙂 Will be trying this recipe!
-Cianna (LaMode365)
White queso dip sounds amazing!! I’m going to have to look into that for sure. Always looking for new queso recipes for my queso addiction 🙂
I love cheese dips for my chips! I love them especially when I am watching a really good movie with my family at home.
That sounds like the most ideal situation 🙂 Love it!
Soo good! Love cheese dips it can be so addicting!
I know right?! Soooo addicting. But so worth it 😉
I like that you added cayenne and chili powder. That sounds so good!
Thanks Julie!
That looks so yummy! I will definitely be trying out this recipe!
Thank you so much!
Oooo we love queso in our house! Thanks for sharing a new recipe to try.
We sure love it too! I hope you enjoy it.
These dips are totally my weakness! I could eat it all in one sitting by myself, literally!
Oh my gosh, I think I could too. They are just so addicting and delicious!
I know the recipe says serve immediately, but do you think this could be made one day and reheated the next?
Hi Stefanie! Yes I think it would be just fine to reheat the next day. It would probably be easiest to heat it in the microwave for short bursts and mixing it occasionally 🙂
No imagine if that cheddar is cascade raw or snake Creek medium from Heber Valley Artisan Cheese!
I was actually thinking that just this morning! Or perhaps the fuego rojo or verde cheeses…that would be amazing. Now you’ve got me thinking about all sorts of cheese sauces I can make with Heber Valley Cheeses!