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Spicy chili cheese dip made with a homemade cheddar cheese sauce to share with your friends and family on game days! This one’s a keeper!!

If you’re looking for a great dip recipe for your game day watching, then you’re in luck because I have one for ya! Or if you’re just looking for a delicious dip recipe to snack on then no worries you are also in luck! Ha! This recipe is so much better for you too without that highly processed chunk of Velveeta.

Chili Cheese Dip. You certainly opened my eyes to all of the possibilities in a dip. Simple yet satisfying! I can’t take all of the credit for this idea though. My bro-in-law, Steve Mehlmann, nudged me in this direction. And to be honest, the last cheese dip I ate involved a large block of Velveeta. Was it good? Yes, yes it was. Can we do better than Velveeta? Oh heck yes!!!!

So are you reeeeaaady?!! Or you can just be ready. It’s not really necessary to get all hyped up over just a chili cheese dip, right? Think again!
Chili sauce…

+ homemade cheese sauce…

wait for it, wait for it….

equals the best chili cheese dip ever!!!!

Best Ways to Eat This Dip:

With chips. Okay so that was a given, but it’s still my #1 way. Whether you grab a Tostitos or some fancy organic blue corn tortilla chip I promise you, this dip is amazing.
Over a hamburger. My hubby did this and said it was awesome so we will take his word for it! I just didn’t want to eat my hamburger with a fork. 😉
Over sweet potato fries
On turkey hotdogs

This is a homemade chili cheese dip so the end result is not going to be as if you are using Velveeta in terms of thickness but it’s close.

I hope you enjoy this while watching Monday-Sunday night football or whatever it is you want to watch while eating this delicious dip cuz even if the game fails your expectations the dip will certainly make up for it!

Spicy Chili Cheese Dip

Megan

Spicy chili cheese dip made with a homemade cheddar cheese sauce to share with your friends and family on game days! This one's a keeper!!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Course Dips

Ingredients

1 15 oz can Vietti Sriracha LIme Chili without beans
2 cans RoTel diced tomatoes with green chilies
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 small onion chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil

Cheese Sauce

2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups cheddar cheese grated
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

Chili Sauce

In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat.
Add onion and cook for 5-8 minutes or until soft.
Add chili, tomatoes, and cayenne pepper. Reduce heat to medium low, stirring occasionally.

Cheese Sauce

In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
Once butter has melted, add flour a tablespoon at a time. Use a whisk to keep mixture smooth.
Slowly pour in milk a little at a time, whisk continuously to prevent lumps. Use a wooden spoon to scrape up any lumps of flour at the bottom or around the edges. Once all the milk has been added increase heat a little and continue to cook until sauce thickens up.
Then once sauce thickens, add grated cheese and stir until all the cheese has melted.

All Together

Pour cheese sauce into the chili sauce and stir. Add salt at this time to taste if needed.
Transfer to a slow cooker and set to warm. Sauce will thicken as it cools and you want to serve it warm not hot so you will have a thicker sauce.

Notes

For even more substance, you could add a can of black or pinto beans to this dip!

Works well to make this in a Pampered Chef Rockcrok® (affiliate link) that you can just transfer to the slow cooker base for less dishes!

Spicy Chili Cheese Dip

Best Ways to Eat This Dip: