How to Make Cheese Dip
While canapes and caviar have their place, it's usually not at tailgating parties, movie nights, or backyard cookouts. When it comes to casual get-togethers, the way to really wow your guests is to know how to make cheese dips. From spicy queso to chili cheese to spinach and artichoke, cheese dips are always a delicious hit.The recipe for this "slam-dunk chili cheese dip" lives up to its name, with two full cans of hearty chili mixed in with cream cheese and pepper-jack Velveeta. Tomatoes with green chili peppers add an extra kick of spice. And since you start the cheese dip off in the microwave, it's fast and easy to prepare.
For a more colorful presentation, use blue, red or other colored tortilla chips. For alternate serving ideas, you might try ladling the dip over a bed of nacho chips or even French fries.
Transcript
-Hey everyone, I'm Judith. Well, today, I'm gonna be showing
you how to make some Slam Dunk Chilli Cheese Dip.
If you're having your friends over, this is the one
to make. So, what you'll need for this is 2
15 oz cans of chilli with beans; 1 8 ounce
package of cream cheese, softened; 4 ounces of pepper jack
velveeta cheese, chopped; 1 10-ounce can of hot tomatoes with
green chillies, drained; and some black, chopped olives to garnish
with. Alright, so first things first, let's get our chilli
made. So, in goes the beans into a large mixing
bowl right here, and we're just gonna add in our
other ingredients. So, the cream cheese goes on there too,
very indulgent nice little dip. Our velveeta cheese goes in
there too. This is a derivative of Monterey Jack cheese,
but they put a little bit of hot spicy peppers
in there to spice things up. So, it's really nice
cheese to put in there for a dip, and our
tomatoes. Alright, so mix that all around, make sure we
get that cream cheese softened and within all of the
other ingredients. Give it a good stir. That looks good
already. So what we're gonna do with out chilli is
transfer it into a micro wave of a bowl and
when we're gonna put it in the microwave on the
very highest heat you can. Now, it's gonna go in
there for 10 minutes, but every minute you wanna take
it out and give it a good stir. So, 10
minutes in the microwave on highest heat, but every minute
give it a stir and then we'll come back and
get the rest of it going. So, we're taking out
dip now from out of the microwave. It's been in
there for 10 minutes. So, the next step is putting
it in a cast iron skillet. Now, if you wanna
do 3 smaller dips, it will be nice to get
3 smaller cast iron skillets and put it in there.
Otherwise, you can get one large cast iron skillet we
have here and we're just gonna pull that dip into
it. Now, we have preheated our oven to 350 degrees
Fahrenheit. So, that is nice and hot now for our
dip to go in. There we go. So, this dip
is gonna go into the oven for 15 minutes of
350 degrees Fahrenheit. so our chill cheese dip has come
out from the oven. It's nice and hot, looking gorgeous
and smelling fantastic. So, that's been at least, let's garnish
it. We have here our chopped olives, and if you
wanna go crazy, why not garnish it like a basketball.
That's right. We're gonna do a little creative design here.
Get all down the middle. Your friends will be laughing
after you do this for them, but it's such a
great dip to have while the game is on when
your friends are over and, you know, a few ingredients
make a lot of dip. This is a good amount
of dip. Let's see if I have enough olives for
this. There we go. It kind of resembles a basketball,
though you think, well, more or less. There you go
everyone. That's how you make your slam dunk and chilli
cheese dip.
What You'll Need
- 2 (15-ounce) cans chili with beans
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 4 ounces pepper-jack Velveeta cheese, chopped
- 1 (10-ounce) can hot tomatoes with green chiles, drained
- Garnish: chopped black olives
Step By Step
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2
In a large bowl, combine chili, cream cheese, Velveeta, and tomatoes with chiles. Microwave on HIGH (100 percent power) for 60-second intervals, stirring between intervals, for approximately 10 minutes, or until hot.
3
Transfer dip to three small cast-iron skillets or one large cast-iron skillet.
4
Bake for 15 minutes. Garnish top with chopped black olives to resemble lines on a basketball, if desired. Serve with corn chips.
Next time you're throwing a casual bash, grab this cheese dip recipe -- it can hold its own among a snack spread of the spiciest buffalo wings or cheesiest mozzarella sticks!
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