This oven-baked chili Cheese Dip uses simple ingredients. It uses canned chili with no beans, a blend of delicious spices, jalapenos, and Velveeta cheese to make this creamy and flavorful dip.
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What Ingredients for Chili Cheese Dip
The classic and easy chili cheese dip has only three ingredients, but I prefer more flavor in my dips. The ingredients for this homemade Hormel chili cheese dip are simple and add a lot of flavor to the classic chili cheese dip.
- Two cans of Chili No Beans (Hormel brand or other)
- Jarred diced jalapenos-You can use fresh jalapenos if you wish. The jarred variety is a bit softer and releases more flavor.
- Chili powder
- Cumin
- Paprika
- Velveeta- sliced or cubed
- Shredded mild cheddar cheese-some for mixing into the dip itself and some for topping when serving or broiling.
How to Make Chili Cheese Dip
Preheat the oven- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Layer the ingredients- In a cast iron skillet, layer the ingredients by adding the two cans of Chili with no beans, then sprinkling with chili powder, cumin, and paprika. Add the Velveeta and stir the ingredients together. Top with shredded cheese.
Bake- Bake for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.
Serve- Serve this baked dip with additional shredded cheese, jalapenos, corn chips such as Fritos scoops, or tortilla chips.
Store this chili in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
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You can make chili cream cheese dip creamier by adding layers of cream cheese and dolloping softened cream cheese between layers of the chili ingredients.
What to Serve with Chili Cheese Dip
Serve this chili cheese dip recipe with sliced green onions, shredded cheese, and chips. Pretzels are also a great dipper to serve with this homemade chili dip recipe.
Shredded cheese options include Colby jack, sharp cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese, Monterey jack, and Mexican blend cheese based on flavor preferences.
How to Reheat Chili Dip
You can easily reheat this chili dip recipe by transferring it to a microwave-safe container or bowl and reheating it in short intervals, stirring occasionally.
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Chili Cheese Dip
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 15-ounce cans of Chili No Beans
- ¼ cup diced jarred jalapenos
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- ¾ teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 8 ounces Velveeta - sliced or cubed
- 2 cups mild cheddar cheese - shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- In a cast iron skillet, layer the ingredients by adding the two cans of Chili with no beans, then sprinkling with chili powder, cumin, and paprika.
- Add the Velveeta and stir the ingredients together.
- Top with shredded cheese.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.
- Serve with additional shredded cheese, sliced jalapenos, corn chips such as Fritos scoops, or tortilla chips.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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