Rotel Dip with Ground Beef
You just stumbled up the BEST crowd pleasing Rotel Dip with Ground Beef! I’m talking creamy, cheesy, and meaty nacho dip made with sharp cheddar cheese, pepper jack, and Velveeta for the ultimate flavor bomb.
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Ingredients you need for Rotel Dip with Ground Beef
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To make this rotel dip extra flavorful and cheesy, you will use 4 different cheeses. Here is what you need:
- Cheeses: you will need Velveeta cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese, and cream cheese.
- Ground beef: cook and crumbled ground beef with sauteed onions and seasoned to perfection.
- Cilantro and Onion: the diced onions will be cooked down with the ground beef, while the cilantro is chopped and cooked with the cheese dip.
- Rotel: a can of rotel diced tomatoes adds the best layer of flavor to this nacho cheese dip.
How to Make Rotel Cheese Dip
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Here is how you make this delicious Rotel Cheese Dip with Ground Beef:
- Step 1: Cook your ground beef with the diced onions.
- Step 2: Remove excess grease and season the ground beef.
- Step 3: Mix the seasonings in with your ground beef mixture.
- Step 4: Gather your cheeses.
- Step 5: Cut the cheese into small cubes.
- Step 6: Add the ground beef, cheeses, rotel, and cilantro to a baking dish.
Bake the cheese dip in the oven at 350ºF for about 20 minutes. Once all of the cheeses are nice and melted, remove the dish from the oven. Stir the rotel cheese dip until full combined.
Recipe Variations
- Different cheese: feel free to swap any of these cheeses with your fave cheese or what you have on hand. Mozzerella cheese, Colby Jack Cheese, or regular cheddar cheese are great options.
- Ground sausage: use ground sausage in place of ground beef for an extra layer of flavor.
- Spicy rotel dip: use the hot rotel instead of mild. You can also add diced jalapenos into the dip for an extra kick.
Serving Ideas
Serve this rotel dip with ground beef over a plate of your favorite tortilla chips. We like to use nacho cheese doritos, or even the spicy doritos for a little kick.
Add this cheese dip to baked potatoes, tacos, or add it to a party tray for your guests to dip. You can definitely eat the rotel cheese dip as is with your nachos, or you can top your nachos with any and everything you desire!
Perfect party dip
This rotel cheese dip is perfect for parties, football gameday, or any occasion. You can add it to a slow cooker to keep it warm for serving.
Cheese dip is also a great appetizer to have because you can set up a “nacho bar” with a bunch of different topping selections for your guests.
Favorite Nacho Toppings
- Shredded lettuce
- Jalapenos
- Tomatoes
- Sour cream
- Guacamole
FAQs
Yes! Add all of your ingredients to a dish and store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Heat it and mix when you’re ready to serve.
Serve it in a slow cooker on the “warm” setting to keep it cheesy and melty all night.
Yes, once the cheese dip has cooled down you can freeze it up to 2 months. The texture may change slightly when you reheat it.
Rotel Cheese Dip Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound Ground beef, cooked, crumbled, and drained
- 1/2 medium Yellow onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon each Chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, seasoned salt
- 8 ounces Velveeta cheese, cubed
- 8 ounces Pepper jack cheese, cubed
- 8 ounces Sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
- 8 ounces Cream cheese, cubed
- 1 can Rotel diced tomatoes, drained
- 1/2 cup Milk, more if needed for desired consistency
- 1/4 cup Cilantro, chopped (optional but recommended)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Cook the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until it fully cooked and no more pink is showing. Drain off excess grease.
- Add the diced onions and all of the seasonings and saute for 1-2 minutes and remove the skillet from the heat and set aside.
- Add the ground beef mixture, all of the cheeses, the milk, and the cilantro to a pre-greased baking dish. You can stir it or leave as-is. Cover the dish with foil and place it in the oven.
- Cook the cheese dip for about 20 minutes, remove it from the oven and gently stir it together until everything is fully combined. Add a tablespoon or so of milk if the dip is too thick.
- You can eat it right away, or top with shredded cheese and bake an additional 5-10 minutes.
- Serve & enjoy!
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