🧀🌽 Cheesy Dip with Tortilla Chips
A warm, gooey cheese dip paired with crunchy tortilla chips—simple, fast, and perfect for snacking or sharing.
🧾 Ingredients
🧀 Cheese dip
- 1½ cups milk
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour (for thickening)
- 1½–2 cups shredded cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, or a mix)
- Salt & black pepper
- Optional: ½ tsp paprika or chili powder
- Optional: 1 clove garlic (minced)
🫓 For serving
- Tortilla chips
👩🍳 Method
1. Make the base (roux)
- Melt butter in a pan over medium heat.
- Add flour and stir for 1–2 minutes (don’t let it brown).
2. Add milk
- Slowly whisk in milk until smooth.
- Cook until it starts to thicken slightly.
3. Add cheese
- Lower heat.
- Stir in shredded cheese until fully melted and creamy.
- Season with salt, pepper, and spices.
4. Serve
- Pour warm dip into a bowl.
- Serve immediately with tortilla chips.
🍽️ Serving ideas
- Add jalapeños for spice 🌶️
- Add cooked minced beef for a loaded dip
- Top with chopped tomatoes and coriander for freshness
💡 Tips
- Keep heat low after adding cheese to avoid graininess
- Use freshly shredded cheese for smoother melting
- Serve warm—dip thickens as it cools
⚡ Quick 3-step version
- Make white sauce
- Melt cheese into it
- Serve with chips
If you want, I can give you a spicy nacho cheese version, a restaurant-style queso dip, or a no-flour 2-ingredient shortcut dip.
