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    Home » Grilling | Smoker

    Smoked Queso

    Published: Mar 22, 2021 · Modified: May 30, 2022 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    Smoked Queso

    Add an extra layer of flavor to your queso dip this Summer by smoking it or grilling it. The disposable aluminum pan is great for cooking food on the grill. This recipe can be easily halved or made into more servings if you wish. It will be a hit at your outdoor gatherings! 

    This recipe makes a lot of queso and if you have any leftovers here is what you can do with it. 

    • Heat up the leftovers and mix them in with your mac and cheese.
    • Make a chipotle bowl with rice, corn salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and beans. 
    • Whip up some nachos or put some leftover queso on tacos or tostadas. 
    • Pour the queso dip overcooked veggies. I know that doesn’t really make the vegetables any healthier. 🙂 

    Ingredients: 

    20 oz Cheese - Preferred Melted Cheese like Velveeta, cubed 

    8 oz shredded cheese like Pepper Jack or Colby Jack 

    Ground Beef  - Here are some other ideas you can use. Hot breakfast sausage, Mild or Hot Italian Sausage, Chorizo, Ground Turkey

    Taco Seasoning - To flavor the beef. This is optional if you are using a flavored sausage.

    Rotel Tomatoes - Chop up some Roma tomatoes and chilis instead of using canned to save on sodium.

    Other add-ins - jalapenos, garlic

    Smoked Queso Dip

    How to make Smoked Queso 

    For the full recipe, please see the recipe card below.

    Cook the ground beef and onion in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. When the beef is cooked through and no longer pink,  drain any extra fat. Add taco flavoring to ground beef according to package directions. If using sausage the taco seasoning is not needed. 

    Place the Velveeta, shredded cheese, cooked ground beef and onions, Rotel tomatoes, and jalapeño into a disposable aluminum pan. 

    Smoke at 200 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hr or all the cheese is melted and everything is combined. 

    Grill for  30 to 40 minutes on medium high heat.

    Check every 20 minutes and stir and meat together. 

    Other  Recipes to Try 

    Starbucks Salted Caramel Cold Brew Copy Cat 

    No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies 

    Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars 

    96 Calorie Mini Mint Cheesecake Bars 

    Blueberry Cheesecake 

    If you’ve tried this Smoked or Grilled Queso Dip or any other recipe on the site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out. Snap a picture and upload it to share on Pinterest

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    • Author: Jenna
    • Cook Time: 30 to 40 min
    • Total Time: 50 min
    • Yield: 8 1x
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    Ingredients

    • 20 oz Velveeta Cheese, cubed
    • 8 oz shredded cheese like Pepper Jack or Colby Jack 
    • 1 pound of Ground Beef *See Ingredients above for substitutes
    • 1 1oz packet Taco Seasoning (Reduced Sodium)
    • 10 oz can Rotel Tomatoes
    • Other add-ins - jalapenos, garlic
    • Serve with your favorite tortilla chips

    Instructions

    1. Cook the ground beef and onion in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. When the beef is cooked through and no longer pink,  drain any extra fat. Add taco flavoring to ground beef according to package directions. If using sausage the taco seasoning is not needed. 
    2. Place the Velveeta, shredded cheese, cooked ground beef and onions, Rotel tomatoes, and jalapeño into a disposable aluminum pan. 
    3. Smoke at 200 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hr or all the cheese is melted and everything is combined. 
    4. Grill for  30 to 40 minutes.
    5. Check every 20 minutes and stir and meat together.

     


    • Category: Easy
    • Method: Smoker or Grill
    • Cuisine: American

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 cup
    • Calories: 330
    • Sugar: 23g
    • Fat: 23g
    • Saturated Fat: 7g
    • Carbohydrates: 10g
    • Fiber: 0g
    • Protein: 23g

    Keywords: smoked queso

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    1. Mogivi says

      April 01, 2021 at 5:16 am

      I make this at least once a month, its so easy and so good! Thank you for sharing this.

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