Type | Dip |
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Course | Appetizer or side dish |
Place of origin | Mexico/Texas |
Region or state | Chihuahua |
Main ingredients | Cheese (often Velveeta or other processed cheese, Monterey Jack or cream cheese), cream, chili peppers |
Ingredients generally used | Onion, Paprika |
Variations | con carne (add ground chorizo sausage ex.) |
Chile con queso (lit. 'chili 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. It can also be added to other dishes such as taco.