Spicy Cheese Dip With Ground Beef Recipes

Steps:

• Puree stewed tomato juice only, garlic and 2 jalapenos in a blender or processor. Finely chop the onion, 1 jalapeno, 2 to 3 tablespoons of cilantro and 4 to 6 Roma tomatoes. Roughly chop the stewed tomatoes. Mix all these ingredients in a large bowl. Season with kosher salt, fresh ground pepper and lime juice.;
• Cook the ground beef, onion, jalapenos, garlic and dash of salt and pepper. Drain excess fat in a small bowl. Add the beef mixture to slow cooker and put on medium setting. Keep hot. Add cubes of cheese, cream of mushroom soup and milk and stir. Next add 2 cups of the salsa mixture to the cheese mixture. Can be kept warm for 1/2 hour or longer. Serve with chips.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and 1/4 cup onions in a large nonstick skillet. Break apart as needed. Drain.
• Combine beef with remaining ingredients in slow cooker.
• Cook on LOW 2 1/2 hours, or until cheese is melted.
• Serve from slow cooker with scoop-shaped tortilla chips.
• TIP: The smaller the Velveeta chunks, the faster they will melt.
• VARIATION: Instead of the 1/4 cup onions, use 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder.