Nachos Cheese Dip (and Sauce!) Recipe

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A silky easy Nachos cheese dip that doesn’t harden or congeal because it cools!! It’s simply nearly as good served heat, at room temperature or chilly. When heat, it can be utilized as a cheese sauce to pour over nachos, chips or no matter else takes your fancy. It takes simply over 5 minutes to make and is nice to make forward because it reheats effectively.

Use this to make a Ripper Beef Nachos!

Nachos Cheese Dip that stays silky smooth even when it cools! Just 5 min to make, without using processed cheese! recipetineats.com

“This Nachos Cheese Dip was an invention out of necessity. As a result of I like tacky dips, and I wished one that didn’t harden or congeal because it cooled.”

I’m but to fulfill a cheese I don’t love. Plus I’ve a weak spot for all issues snacky. If there’s one thing to nibble on inside attain, it’s like my arm is on auto pilot.

Subsequently, this Nachos Cheese Dip is just about all my weaknesses bundled into one bowl. Place this with a pile of corn chips in entrance of me and I stand no probability.

Nachos Cheese Dip that stays silky smooth even when it cools! Just 5 min to make, without using processed cheese! recipetineats.com

I do know there are a great deal of cheese dip recipes “on the market”. And I attempted fairly a number of of them (those with out processed cheese), however the factor that I discovered inconvenient was that because the dip cooled, the cheese within the dip would harden. And when the dip was reheated, the dip would break up (the oil would separate).

Being a Cheese Loving Snack Monster, I went on a mission to create a heat cheese dip/ sauce that will not harden because it cooled and was not made out of processed cheese. I used to be truly fairly amazed that each recipe I checked out had a reasonably related base to those I had already tried, so I knew they’d not obtain what I used to be after. Thoughts you, this was about 5 or so years in the past. So possibly the web is flooded with non-congealing heat cheese dips now!

Nachos Cheese Dip & Sauce that does not harden when cooled, and doesn't split when reheated. Just 5 min to make, without using processed cheese! recipetineats.com

“The key ingredient in that is evaporated milk. That’s how this stays creamy – heat or chilly.”

This dip is made with evaporated milk which makes all of the distinction. I used to be making an Alfredo Sauce utilizing evaporated milk when the thought occurred to me that it would work for a dip too. Little bit of corn starch / corn flour to thicken it, loads of cheese (it’s a Cheese dip!) and a few further flavourings to make it a nachos cheese dip.

So chopping to the chase, listed here are 7 the reason why I’m obsessive about this Nachos Cheese Dip / Sauce:

1. It’s ridiculously straightforward (5 components, < 10 minutes);
2. Completely easy;
3. Simply adjustable to your personal style. Enhance, lower or take away the spice issue, add your personal flavourings;
4. Doesn’t use processed “plastic” cheese;
5. Might be made forward. It retains completely within the fridge for at the least per week (it has by no means lasted longer in my home);
6. Reheats with out splitting; and
7. Is a 2 in 1 recipe – a dip and a sauce. When heat, it’s fairly unfastened, like a thick sauce. It’s pourable over nachos, chips or no matter else takes your fancy. (UPDATE: I simply received an excellent tip from a reader to make use of this over tots! By no means considered that – that’s a step up from fries!!) When it’s cool, it thickens as much as a thick dip consistency. And when it’s refrigerated, it’s a spreadable consistency, like peanut butter. It will also be thinned out just by including a little bit of milk (atypical or evaporated).

Now please excuse me, I must go and blow my my calorie price range for your entire week. Pleased snacking! – Johnsat x

Nachos Cheese Dip & Sauce that does not harden when cooled, and doesn't split when reheated. Just 5 min to make, without using processed cheese! recipetineats.com

Nachos Cheese Dip (and Sauce!) Recipe

Nachos Cheese Dip (and Sauce!) Recipe

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Serves: 6 Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 209 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups / 225g / 8oz shredded cheese (Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Colby, etc), shred your own (Important – read Note 1)
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch (corn flour)
  • 1 can evaporated milk (375g / 12oz)
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped jalapeño peppers (fresh or canned)
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce (or adjust to your taste)
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder (optional – adds extra flavour)
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder (optional – adds extra flavour)
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Toss the cheese and cornstarch together in a saucepan.
  2. Add all other ingredients, cook over medium heat, whisking often until the cheese is melted and smooth.
  3. Adjust to your taste if required – with extra hot sauce and salt.
  4. While hot, it will have a sauce like consistency – perfect for pouring over nachos.
  5. As it cools, it will thicken and become a dip-like consistency. Whisk occasionally to mix in the skin that forms on the top.
  6. Stir in additional evaporated (or even normal) milk to achieve the desired consistency if you want to use it as a pourable sauce. Note that when you reheat it, it loosens up.

Notes

1. Pre shredded cheese contains additives to avoid clumping. As a result, sometimes they do not melt as well as you’d hope into liquid form, like this dip (melting on toast, on casseroles etc is ok). The end result can be a bit grainy which is not very nice.
Consequently, it’s safest to use freshly grated cheese.
Use any melting cheese you want. My favourite combination used to be half cheddar, half Monterey Jack because I thought that made the flavour similar to what you get at Mexican restaurants in the States but for some reason Monterey Jack is no longer sold at my local grocery store. Now I use cheddar and/or Colby.
2. This will keep in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days and reheats well. It’s a perfect make-ahead cheese sauce / dip!
3. This needs to be made with evaporated milk. You can’t use long life, powder milk or ordinary milk.
**Update: Further to a reader question, I tested freezing it and discovered that this freezes very well. I wasn’t sure it would because plain evaporated milk should not be frozen but the addition of cheese must change the physical properties because this freezes perfectly. You would never know this was frozen once thawed.**
3. Pre shredded cheese contains additives to avoid clumping. As a result, sometimes they do not melt as well as you’d hope into liquid form, like this dip (melting on toast, on casseroles etc is ok). The end result can be a bit grainy which is not very nice.
Use any melting cheese you want. My favourite combination for the Nachos Cheese Dip on which this recipe is based used to be half cheddar, half Monterey Jack because I thought that made the flavour similar to what you get at Mexican restaurants in the states but for some reason Monterey Jack is no longer sold at my local grocery store. Now I use cheddar and/or Colby. 
4. Nachos Cheese Dip nutrition per serving.

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