Queso Fundido

Queso Fundido is spicy cheese dip with chorizo! Serve with tortilla chips for the perfect party snack!

Happy Monday!

It’s a happy Monday because Cinco de Mayo is just days away! And I think that you deserve to have chips and Queso Fundido for dinner.

Because why not?

So how was the weekend? It monsooned here in Texas. My entire house filled with a burning smell during the storm and that caused me to call maintenance out here at 11 pm on Friday night and, OF COURSE, the smell was gone by the time they got here.

The maintenance guy was like, “Oh yeah, your neighbor’s car got struck by lightning… so maybe that was it.”

Texas, man.

Anyway, we had a few sunny moments this weekend, too. I threw some water balloons at the kids, ate a lot of cookies, and made this delicious Queso Fundido.

So what is Queso Fundido? Well it translates to “melted cheese” so…

But it’s also made with chorizo and I looooove chorizo.

I had a 10 minute conversation with the HEB cashier about all the ways we love to use chorizo when I was buying the ingredients for this. Ten minutes. About chorizo.

Ingredients

• Olive oil
• Onion
• Jalapeno – adjust the number of jalapenos to your spice preference.
• Chorizo
• Beer – a Mexican lager is my preferred beer for this but use what you have. I wouldn’t use an IPA or something really dark like Guinness.
• Mexican melting cheese – like asadero or quesadilla. These melt really well but if you don’t have access to them, a sharp white cheddar will be fine.
• Tomato – this is for garnish.
• Cilantro – also for garnish so if you aren’t a cilantro person, leave it out.

How To Make Queso Fundido

• Cook. In an oven-proof skillet, cook onion, jalapeno, and chorizo in olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Add beer. Add ½ beer and stir to get the browned bits off the bottom.
• Set aside. Remove about ½ cup of the chorizo mixture to a bowl.
• Add cheese. Turn off the heat and stir in the cheese.
• Top. Spoon the reserved chorizo mixture into the center of the skillet.
• Bake. Cover with aluminum foil, and bake at 350F for about 10 minutes.
• Garnish. Top with chopped tomato and cilantro before serving with tortilla chips.

How Long Is It Good For?

Queso fundido is good for up to 3 days. Make sure to store it in an airtight container in the fridge.

Reheat in the microwave when you are ready to serve.

More Cheesy Dip Recipes

• Cheesy Sausage Dip
• Chicken Burrito Dip
• Cheesy Sausage and Spinach Dip
• Jalapeno Popper Dip
• Drunken Spicy Queso

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