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Easy Chorizo Cheese Dip

November 14, 2019 by Emily Hill 10 Comments

Ready for an extra cheesy, perfectly spicy appetizer family and friends will devour in record time? Whip up some easy chorizo cheese dip. Your guests—and your taste buds—will thank you.

Ready for an extra cheesy, slightly spicy appetizer family and friends will devour in record time? Whip up some easy chorizo cheese dip. Your guests--and your taste buds--will thank you. #halfscratched #chorizo #chorizodip #appetizer #cheese #easyrecipe #baking #cooking #holidayrecipe #gamedayrecipe

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Easy? Check. Cheesy? Double check. A little bit spicy? Totally check. This easy chorizo cheese dip checks all the boxes when it comes to a crowd-pleasing appetizer!

Ready for an extra cheesy, slightly spicy appetizer family and friends will devour in record time? Whip up some easy chorizo cheese dip. Your guests--and your taste buds--will thank you. #halfscratched #chorizo #chorizodip #appetizer #cheese #easyrecipe #baking #cooking #holidayrecipe #gamedayrecipe

I love hot appetizers like this hot corn dip, spicy sausage dip, and my favorite sweet onion crack dip.

That doesn’t mean I won’t totally indulge in cold appetizers. In fact, I’m a huge fan of copycat Chili’s salsa, tomato bruschetta, and the “serves a ginormous crowd” cowboy caviar.

Ready for an extra cheesy, slightly spicy appetizer family and friends will devour in record time? Whip up some easy chorizo cheese dip. Your guests--and your taste buds--will thank you. #halfscratched #chorizo #chorizodip #appetizer #cheese #easyrecipe #baking #cooking #holidayrecipe #gamedayrecipe

I’m a huge fan of appetizers—or any recipe, in fact—that requires a half dozen ingredients or less and comes together in 20 minutes or less. Easy chorizo cheese dip fits that description perfectly!

And while I love how much my family loves this chorizo dip, I don’t love how it disappears in about five minutes flat. It takes mad skills to make sure you get your share!

Ready for an extra cheesy, slightly spicy appetizer family and friends will devour in record time? Whip up some easy chorizo cheese dip. Your guests--and your taste buds--will thank you. #halfscratched #chorizo #chorizodip #appetizer #cheese #easyrecipe #baking #cooking #holidayrecipe #gamedayrecipe

Other than making sure tortilla chips are at the ready when the dip is done, the only other trick to this appetizer is using a quality skillet. I find the better the skillet, the better my recipes turn out, especially the cheesy ones.

I’m a fan of Lodge cast-iron skillets but I’ve found a quality nonstick skillet works pretty darn well too!

Ready for an extra cheesy, slightly spicy appetizer family and friends will devour in record time? Whip up some easy chorizo cheese dip. Your guests--and your taste buds--will thank you. #halfscratched #chorizo #chorizodip #appetizer #cheese #easyrecipe #baking #cooking #holidayrecipe #gamedayrecipe

If you like things extra spicy, you can use a can of hot Ro-Tel instead of the regular Ro-Tel tomatoes. If you prefer a milder chorizo cheese dip, try mild tomatoes and a cheese like mozzarella or queso quesadilla cheese.

Also, freshly grated cheese works best in any recipe where you’re melting the cheese. The pre-shredded cheese has a slight coating that makes it less smooth when melted. That’s why you’ll want freshly shredded cheese when making my favorite Instant Pot mac and cheese or this slow cooker mac and cheese.

Ready for an extra cheesy, slightly spicy appetizer family and friends will devour in record time? Whip up some easy chorizo cheese dip. Your guests--and your taste buds--will thank you. #halfscratched #chorizo #chorizodip #appetizer #cheese #easyrecipe #baking #cooking #holidayrecipe #gamedayrecipe

My family is already asking for another round of chorizo cheese dip next time we host a get-together, and I’m happy to oblige. I was inhaling this addictive dip as quickly as everyone else! If there hadn’t been an audience, I may have even licked the skillet.

Yes, it’s that good.

Ready for an extra cheesy, slightly spicy appetizer family and friends will devour in record time? Whip up some easy chorizo cheese dip. Your guests--and your taste buds--will thank you. #halfscratched #chorizo #chorizodip #appetizer #cheese #easyrecipe #baking #cooking #holidayrecipe #gamedayrecipe

Easy Chorizo Cheese Dip

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ready for an extra cheesy, slightly spicy appetizer family and friends will devour in record time? Whip up some easy chorizo cheese dip. Your guests--and your taste buds--will thank you.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces Mexican chorizo
  • 1 (10-oz) can Original Rotel, drained
  • 1 (12-oz) can evaporated milk
  • 8 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded
  • 8 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded
  • 3 green onions, chopped

Instructions

  1. Brown the chorizo in a skillet over medium heat until cooked through (about 5 minutes). Drain, leaving a couple tablespoons of fat in the skillet.
  2. Add Rotel to the skillet and cook until most of the moisture from the tomatoes has evaporated.
  3. Pour the evaporated milk into the skillet. Stir and cook until heated through.
  4. Reduce heat to low. Add the cheese a handful at a time, stirring until fully melted between additions. Remove from heat once cheese has entirely melted. 
  5. Garnish with green onions and serve immediately.

Note: If pepper jack cheese is too spicy, try mozzarella or queso quesadilla cheese.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 356Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 757mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 19g
© Emily Hill
Cuisine: Mexican / Category: appetizers

Filed Under: appetizers, food & recipes Tagged With: appetizer, appetizer recipe, cheese

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Comments

  1. Michelle

    November 14, 2019 at 8:27 am

    Love it! It’s my all-time favorite thing to order at our local Mexican restaurant and I’m so excited to make it at home!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      November 15, 2019 at 11:30 am

      We love ordering this too!

      Reply
  2. Matt Taylor

    November 14, 2019 at 9:30 am

    This cheese dip is incredible. I am always looking for awesome cheese dips and this is on point! :)

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      November 15, 2019 at 11:30 am

      Awesome! Thank you!!

      Reply
  3. Raia Todd

    November 14, 2019 at 9:49 am

    Gimme a spoon. Haha! This looks so delicious and sounds so easy!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      November 15, 2019 at 11:28 am

      It is ridiculously easy and so good!

      Reply
  4. Tayo

    November 14, 2019 at 9:56 am

    I haven’t tried this before but oh my, it looks so delicious! This will definitely go on my must-try list. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      November 15, 2019 at 11:27 am

      I hope you like it!

      Reply
  5. Heidy L. McCallum

    November 14, 2019 at 10:03 am

    This was a great appetizer and I really enjoyed all the flavors and so did the family. Definitely making this Easy Chorizo Cheese Dip again.!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      November 15, 2019 at 11:26 am

      Yay! Love this!

      Reply

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