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Cowboy Queso

This Cowboy Queso recipe is the ultimate cheesy queso dip loaded with smooth velveeta cheese, beef, beans, Rotel, corn, and lots of cheese. It’s the perfect appetizer or the best game day treat for football season.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound ground pork sausage
  • 32 ounces Velveeta cheese (cubed)
  • 1 bag (8 oz) shredded taco cheese blend
  • 1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese (cubed)
  • 2 cans (10 oz each) Rotel
  • 1 can (15 oz) corn (drained)
  • 1 can (15 oz) black beans (drained & rinsed)
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1 lime (juiced)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • tortilla chips or corn chips for serving

Instructions

  1. Cook and crumble the ground sausage inside a large skillet pan, like a cast iron skillet, over medium high heat until the meat is no longer pink. Drain the excess grease from the pan.
  2. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the velveeta cheese, shredded taco cheese blend, and cream cheese to the skillet pan. Cook until the cheese is melted and smooth.
  3. Stir in the corn, Rotel, black beans, red onion, and lime juice. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes until everything is combined and warmed through.
  4. Garnish the cowboy queso with the chopped cilantro and serve with tortilla chips or Fritos scoops. * Serve the dip right from the skillet pan or you can remove it to a serving platter or dish if wanted.* To keep the dip warm for a party or event, transfer the queso dip to a slow cooker and turn it on WARM. * Other optional garnishes are chopped tomatoes, green onion, sliced jalapeños .

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