A bowl of chile con queso served with tortilla chips as an appetizer in a Tex-Mex restaurant
Type
Dip
Course
Appetizer or side dish
Place of origin
Mexico
Region or state
Chihuahua
Main ingredients
Cheese (often Velveeta or other processed cheese, Monterey Jack or cream cheese), cream, chili peppers
Media: Chile con queso
Chile con queso served in a restaurant
Chile con queso (lit.'chile with cheese'), sometimes simply called queso, is an appetizer or side dish of melted cheese and chili peppers, typically served in Tex-Mex restaurants as a dip for tortilla chips.
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tomatillo-based sauces, such as salsa verde, or cheese-based sauces, such as chileconqueso. The Royal Spanish Academy defines the word enchilada, as used in Mexico...
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toppings include: Black beans, pinto beans, or refried beans Chileconqueso or chili con carne Cilantro Chives or scallions Meat, usually ground beef...
dip and tortilla chips is another corn-based chip combination, as is chileconqueso, an appetizer or side dish of melted cheese and chili pepper typically...
including a layer of meat. Chileconqueso – chile and melted cheese mixed into a dip. Chiles rellenos – whole green chiles stuffed with cheese, dipped...
(fondue style melted cheese), choriqueso, quesadillas, chilaquiles, chili conqueso, or sauces. The physicochemical specifications for Chihuahua cheese are...
Queso en salsa or quesoconchile is a typical dish in Mexican cuisine. It consists in cow's milk cheese submerged in a mild spicy salsa. There may be...
by the FDA. Kraft Foods has marketed Velveeta as an ingredient for chileconqueso and grilled cheese sandwiches. It is sold in the United States, Canada...
popular as well. It is typically stuffed with melted cheese, such as queso Chihuahua or queso Oaxaca or with picadillo meat made of diced pork, raisins and nuts...
as well as a standalone dipping sauce for other foods Cheese sauce Chileconqueso, used in Tex-Mex cuisine with tortilla chips Chili oil, used as a dipping...
with red onions, garlic, green chilies, pico de gilo, tomato sauce and whiskey, sprinkled with melted cheese, chileconqueso, sour cream and green onions)...
century[citation needed]. They are typically served with a dip, such as salsa, chileconqueso, or guacamole. When not served with a dip, the chips are often seasoned...
cheese dressing Caruso sauce – a South American sauce Cheddar sauce Chileconqueso – has a smooth, creamy texture, and is very popular in the American...
Francisco burrito style, and other foods such as tacos, quesadillas, chileconqueso and tortilla soup. The restaurant fits into the "fast casual" category...
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