4-Ingredient Sausage Queso with Real Ingredients

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If you’re looking for an easy appetizer, the perfect party food, or a great dip,  you’ve found it with this sausage queso dip. It will not disappoint! It’s made with only 4 real ingredients to keep things simple, yet a delicious creamy dip! This easy recipe is the perfect quick snack or impress your friends by bringing it to the next football game day or party! Sausage queso cheese dip is one thing we have every year at Christmastime with my family! Typically, Velveeta is used. But I like using real ingredients as much as possible. And this 4-ingredient sausage queso dip has the perfect combo of flavor and creaminess! You won’t even realize it’s not Velveeta cheese!

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4-Ingredient Sausage Queso

It’s a quick and easy cheese dip appetizer recipe that uses 4 simple ingredients! All of which you can grab at your local grocery store. I haven’t met a person that doesn’t love queso! It’s such an easy appetizer to bring for a big game day or even for Christmas! This recipe doesn’t use any fake cheese like a lot of recipes do. So you can feel good about what you’re eating too! This is a one-pan recipe, making clean-up a breeze!

Kitchen Tools

• Skillet – I use stainless steel pans mostly. They’re a nontoxic option and durable! I can’t link the set we have (they’re from 12 years ago from our honeymoon). But there are tons of options online!
• Grater (optional) – You can opt to buy already shredded cheese, but it’s cheaper and a healthier option to buy cheese in the blocks and grate it yourself.
• Meat Chopper (optional) – I received one of these as a gift and there’s no going back! I get so frustrated breaking up meat in the pan now if I don’t have this thing!

Ingredients

• Ground Sausage – Adding meat to this cheese dip makes it a little more filling and adds so much flavor!
• Cream Cheese – This gives it a nice creamy texture.
• Colby Jack Cheese – You can use any cheese you want, but I love the flavor this combo gives.
• Salsa (Medium) – You can use any kind of salsa. I use the medium to give a little spice, but not so much that my kids won’t eat it.

How to Make 4-Ingredient Sausage Queso

1. Cook Sausage – Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
2. Drain Grease – After browning the sausage, drain the grease well. Use a bowl with paper towels and drain as much of the grease as you can. Be careful to not burn yourself. Place back in the skillet once drained. You can also use paper towels to absorb some of the grease in the pan.
3. Add Cream Cheese – Mix in the cream cheese with the sausage until well combined. You can cube the cream cheese into small pieces before adding it to decrease the melting time.
4. Shred Cheese/Add Cheese – If you’re using a block of cheese shred it or cube it. It will take longer to melt if you cube it. If you’re using already shredded cheese just add it to the cream cheese and sausage mixture until melted and combined.
5. Add Salsa – Next, add in your choice jar of salsa and mix until combined.
6. Serve – Serve your sausage queso cheese dip with your favorite tortilla chips, vegetables, or whatever tickles your fancy, and enjoy! An easy way to transport this dip and keep warm is to place it in a small slow cooker.

Variations for 4-Ingredient Sausage Queso

I usually try to keep things simple, but there are tons of options to change this up!

• Add in other traditional taco toppings, such as black olives, red onions, cilantro, green onions, or green chilies.
• Turn up the heat if you like a spicy dip! Add some jalapeños or top with some hot sauce.
• If you want more of a taco flavor, add in some DIY taco seasoning!
• Top with some chopped tomatoes to add a pop of color and taste!
• Switch out the sausage by using an Italian sausage or another spicy sausage of your choice. You can also use ground beef.

Tips for Perfect Sausage Queso Cheese Dip

• Be sure to drain the excess grease well. Depending on the sausage, you may need to drain some grease throughout the cooking process. Simply pour the grease into a glass bowl from the pan while cooking.
• We love taking this cheesy dip to gatherings, so to keep it warm I transfer it to a small crock pot! It is the perfect Super Bowl dip!

How to Store

This queso cheese dip stores so well! Just transfer it to a glass dish with a lid or an airtight container of your choice and place it in the fridge for up to five days!

How to Reheat Leftover Dip

Just transfer the queso cheese dip to a small sauce pan and heat on stove over low to medium heat and be sure to stir frequently.

You can also warm it up in the microwave. Be sure to only do 30-second intervals and stir in between to make sure it heats through and doesn’t burn.

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