{"id":23803,"date":"2026-09-21T16:25:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T23:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=23803"},"modified":"2026-09-21T16:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T23:25:45","slug":"queso-dip-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/queso-dip-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Queso Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the queso:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> 2 cups half-and-half, divided<\/li>\n<li> 1 tablespoon cornstarch<\/li>\n<li> 1 teaspoon chili powder<\/li>\n<li> 1 teaspoon ground cumin<\/li>\n<li> \u00bd teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li> \u00bd teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li> 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese (preferably freshly grated)<\/li>\n<li> 1 \u00bd cups shredded queso quesadilla cheese or Monterey jack cheese<\/li>\n<li> 4-ounce can diced green chilies<\/li>\n<li> Salt and freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li> Chopped fresh cilantro, optional<\/li>\n<li> Chopped green onions, optional<\/li>\n<li> Diced tomato, optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For serving (optional):<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tortilla chips, bagel chips or plantain chips<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Vegetables, such as baby carrots, celery, bell peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, radishes<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Bread, soft pretzel bites, tortillas<\/p>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>1. In a small bowl, whisk together \u00bc cup of the half-and-half and the cornstarch. Set aside.<\/p>\n<p>2. Pour the remaining 1 \u00be cups of half-and-half into a medium saucepan and whisk in the chili powder, cumin, onion powder and garlic powder. Set the pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer.<\/p>\n<p>3. Whisk the half-and-half\/cornstarch mixture again to ensure the cornstarch is fully dissolved (not stuck to the bottom of the bowl) and add the mixture to the pan. Return to a simmer and cook for 1 minute, until the mixture thickens slightly, whisking constantly. Reduce the heat to low.<\/p>\n<p>4. Fold in both cheeses, one handful at a time, and stir until the cheese melts. Fold in the green chilies.<\/p>\n<p>5. Remove the pan from the heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n<p>6. Transfer to a serving dish, top with cilantro, green onions and tomato (if using) and serve with desired dippers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the queso: 2 cups half-and-half, divided 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin \u00bd teaspoon onion powder \u00bd teaspoon garlic powder 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese (preferably freshly grated) 1 \u00bd cups shredded queso quesadilla cheese or Monterey jack cheese 4-ounce can diced green chilies Salt and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/queso-dip-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Queso Dip&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grandpas-private-collection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23804,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23803\/revisions\/23804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}