Spinach Con Queso recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
½ cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 jalapeno pepper - seeded, membranes discarded, and pepper chopped
1 ½ pounds pepperjack cheese, cut into cubes
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
2 (12 fluid ounce) cans evaporated milk
¼ teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

255.2 calories
carbohydrate: 8.2 g
cholesterol: 61.3 mg
fat: 19 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 13.2 g
saturatedFat: 10.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 363.9 mg
sugar: 5.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil and butter together in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir onion until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir red bell pepper and jalapeno pepper into onion mixture, cook until softened, about 5 minutes.

  2. Reduce heat to low and mix pepperjack cheese and spinach into onion mixture, cook, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted and mixture is thick, 5 to 10 minutes. Slowly pour enough evaporated milk into cheese mixture, stirring constantly, until desired consistency is reached, season with salt. Continue to cook and stir over low heat until warmed through, at least 5 minutes more.

Recipe Yield

2 quarts

Recipe Note

Styled after a similar appetizer at The Blue Moose in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, this is a very addicting creamy appetizer that goes well with tortilla chips. It has a little kick, but not enough to make your eyes water. Of course, for the heat lovers, you can kick it up a notch if desired. This has become an instant family-favorite and one of my most requested appetizers.

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