White Queso (using Monterey Jack Cheese)

Name: White Queso (using Monterey Jack Cheese)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 ¼ cups whole milk, or more as needed; ½ teaspoon onion powder; ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder; 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Rating: 3.62 stars

26 Ratings
17 Reviews
8 Photos

This is a quick, easy, items-on-hand, 'real' cheese queso dip that's amazing. Serve with tortilla chips.

By Eraina

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Recipe Summary test

prep:

10 mins

cook:

10 mins

total:

20 mins

Servings:

Yield:

6 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 ¼ cups whole milk, or more as needed
½ teaspoon onion powder
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
1 (8 ounce) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

Step 1
Heat butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat; whisk flour into melted butter until smooth. Slowly pour milk into flour mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and stir in onion powder and garlic powder; simmer for 2 minutes. Add Monterey Jack cheese while stirring constantly until melted, about 5 more minutes.

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Cook's Note:

Saute onion and garlic with butter instead of using powders, or add chiles, jalapenos, or tomatoes to taste.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

214 calories; protein 11.1g; carbohydrates 4.7g; fat 16.8g; cholesterol 48.5mg; sodium 247.9mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (17)

Most helpful positive review

Whitney Bush

01/11/2014

This sauce turned out perfectly and made for some great nachos! Read More

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(22)

Most helpful critical review

Bekah Jones

02/06/2017

Very bland I would use a different type of cheese next time. Read More

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(3)

26 Ratings

5 star values: 12
4 star values: 2
3 star values: 5
2 star values: 4
1 star values: 3

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Whitney Bush

01/11/2014

This sauce turned out perfectly and made for some great nachos! Read More

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(22)

R. Hatch

02/10/2017

Do yourself a favor and use an immersion blender (in a safe container) after you add the milk. It will make it super smooth before you add the cheese. Also when adding the cheese, GO SLOWLY do a handful at a time and stir until that handful is gone, then do the next. Recipes amounts are perfect, although I had to use half & half instead of whole milk and did 4 oz Monterrey Jack and 4 oz sharp cheddar. That's another thing: grate your cheese yourself. Pre-shredded cheese is coated in a mixture that inhibits clumping which can make it harder to incorporate. Hope this helps! Read More

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Kelly

09/06/2015

This is a great queso! I am anti processed cheese "foods" so this is perfect. I make a batch then keep it in a small crock pot to stay warm. I added a 1/2 can of green chiles for flavor and color. Read More

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Bekah Jones

02/06/2017

Very bland I would use a different type of cheese next time. Read More

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(3)

misstendo

09/28/2016

Made exactly as written. Very bland. Not impressed. Read More

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(1)

MARILYN STANFORD

09/07/2017

Must have done something not right as my queso was grainy like the flour or dried spices didnt cook into themselves Read More

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(1)

candigirl7

12/26/2016

This was great! I loved that it was real cheese and not the fake cheese! The only thing I added was a can of green chilis to give it a little spice. Read More

Jen McKean

02/06/2016

I really liked it but I wanted it a bit thinner Just add some more milk if you like it thin Read More

Nazzareth Mozbie

11/23/2019

Made it exactly how it said Yea its a wee bit bland but you can add extra stuff to it like other spices or salsa. I added my uncles homemade salsa to it! Read More

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This sauce turned out perfectly and made for some great nachos!

This is a great queso! I am anti processed cheese "foods" so this is perfect. I make a batch then keep it in a small crock pot to stay warm. I added a 1/2 can of green chiles for flavor and color.

Very bland I would use a different type of cheese next time.

Made exactly as written. Very bland. Not impressed.

Must have done something not right as my queso was grainy like the flour or dried spices didnt cook into themselves

This was great! I loved that it was real cheese and not the fake cheese! The only thing I added was a can of green chilis to give it a little spice.

I really liked it but I wanted it a bit thinner Just add some more milk if you like it thin

Made it exactly how it said Yea its a wee bit bland but you can add extra stuff to it like other spices or salsa. I added my uncles homemade salsa to it!