Homemade Mexican Restaurant Creamy Cheese Dip Appetizer

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt is lower in calories and higher in protein.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar has fewer calories, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt is healthier, while plain yogurt is often less expensive.

Cut the American cheese into small blocks.

Drain the juice from the canned green chilies and put the peppers back in the can.

Chop a small onion and set aside.

Add a little bit of extra virgin olive oil to a pot.

Add the chopped onion and half of the Pico de Gallo to the pot.

Season with salt and pepper.

Cook the mixture for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add 1 tablespoon of corn starch to the mixture and stir it in to help thicken the sauce.

Add the blocks of American cheese to the pot over the vegetables.

Season the mixture with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.

Pour in 1 cup of whole milk and stir.

Adjust the consistency by adding more milk if desired.

Wait for the cheese dip to heat up and stir until all the cheese is melted.

Cooking Techniques

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