chile con queso
Spicy cheese sauce
Chile con queso is a Tex-Mex dip of melted cheese with green chiles, served warm with tortilla chips.
The name is Spanish for "chile with cheese," though in Mexican Spanish the dish would be called *queso con chile*.
Often shortened to just *queso*: We ordered queso for the table.
- nachoTopped tortilla chip
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- chip dipScoopable snack spread
- tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
- chipsThin fried slices
melted · cheese · cheese sauce · jalapeño · Velveeta · Tex-Mex · creamy · appetizer · gooey · spicy · cheddar · beer cheese · pepper · warm · snack · cantina · game day · Super Bowl party
- cheesy dishesgrilled cheese, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, nachos, quesadilla
- Botanasguacamole, nachos, tortilla chips, chicharrones, taquitos
- Mexican salsassalsa verde, salsa roja, pico de gallo, fresh salsa, hot salsa
- Texan cultureTex-Mex, breakfast tacos, brisket, fajitas, Whataburger
- Mexican cheesecotija, asadero
- Hatch chileextra hot
Tex-Mex dip type
chile con quesoguacamole
Seasoned avocado spread
salsa · pico de gallo · bean dip · salsa verde · hummus
temperature of serving
chile con quesoguacamole
Seasoned avocado spread
pico de gallo · ceviche · salsa · salsa fresca · cold dip