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    Home » Recipes » Appetizers & Snacks

    Easy Smoked Queso Dip

    Published: Jun 22, 2020 · Modified: Jun 14, 2023 by Alison · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    This Easy Smoked Queso Dip is the ultimate party dip that is filled with so many delicious flavors cooked to perfection for a smokey taste! 

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    If you’ve never had smoked queso dip in your life you are truly missing out. This recipe has gone viral all over TikTok and is literally the best dip ever with a delicious smokey flavor that is so addicting you will not stop eating it. This would make a great dish for grilling season or even while camping as most items can be prepared and cut ahead of time. I would recommend using a disposable dish to cook it in as it makes an easy clean up.

    smoked queso recipe

    There are so many different ways you can make this smokey queso dip such as using green chiles, different kinds of cheese, spicy chorizo, pork sausage, and more. After playing around with ingredients, the third time we nailed it. This is how we made ours and it turned out great. It will definitely be a crowd pleaser for sure. Enjoy!

    Can you Cook Smoked Queso on the Grill?

    If you don’t have a smoker, you can use your grill for this smoked queso recipe. To do so, add a smoke box with pecan wood chips to one side of the grill only and light the grill where on the side with the smoke box and preheat to 220 degrees F. Leave the other side off for indirect heat. Place queso dip on opposite side of smoke box on indirect heat. Close grill and cook for 1 1/2 – 2 hours at 220 degrees F stirring every half hour.

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    Smoked Queso Dip Ingredients

    • Ground beef, cooked and seasoned
    • Minced garlic
    • Pepper jack cheese, cubed
    • Mexican blend shredded cheese
    • Velveeta, cubed
    • Salsa
    • Medium white onion, diced
    • Cilantro
    • Roma tomatoes, diced
    • Cream cheese, cubed
    • Taco seasoning (or make your own: see recipe)

    Supplies Needed

    • Pecan wood chips for smoker
    • 9×13″ disposable aluminum pan
    • Smoker or Grill

    Queso Dip Recipe Variations

    When it comes to queso dip there are many variations you can use in the recipe. While this recipe calls for ground beef you can replace that with breakfast sausage or chorizo if you want it spicy. For the cheese, Velveeta is the best melting cheese but you can replace it with Gouda cheese as that is a good melting cheese also. Or have a mix of Velveeta and Gouda cheese. 

    How to Make Smoked Queso Dip

    Fire up the smoker with pecan wood chips and get temperature to 230 degrees F.

    In a non-stick skillet, brown ground beef over medium heat until fully cooked. Drain fat and sprinkle half a packet of taco seasoning (or make your own) on top. Do not add water. Mix taco seasoning into browned ground beef and set aside to cool a bit. Cut, dice and cubed cheese, onions, cream cheese and tomatoes.

    Add all of the ingredients to a disposable 9×13″ aluminum pan. Place in smoker uncovered and smoke for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until the cheese is fully melted and smooth stirring 2-3 times through cooking. Do not overcook or the cheese may get lumpy.

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    Serve immediately with tortilla chips, low carb air fryer chips, or pork rinds.

    Store remaining leftovers in a airtight container in fridge for a few days. When ready to eat, heat in a microwave safe bowl and enjoy!

    Note: If you don’t have a smoker, you can also use a grill and put on indirect heat trying to maintain 230 degrees F for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

    More Delicious Dip Recipes

    • Low Carb Spicy Sausage Pizza Dip
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    Recipe

    Smoked Queso Dip

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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 2 hours hrs
    Total Time 2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
    Course Appetizers & Snacks
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 lb ground beef cooked and seasoned
    • 1 tbsp minced garlic
    • 8 oz pepper jack cheese cubed
    • 8 oz mexican blend shredded cheese
    • 32 oz velveeta cubed
    • 1 cup salsa
    • 1/2 medium white onion diced
    • 1 tbsp cilantro
    • 2 roma tomatoes diced
    • 4 oz cream cheese cubed
    • 1/2 packet taco seasoning or make your own: see recipe

    Supplies Needed

    • Pecan wood chips for smoker
    • 9 x13" disposable aluminum pan
    • Smoker

    Instructions
     

    • Fire up the smoker with pecan wood chips and get temperature to 230 degrees F.
    • In a non-stick skillet, brown ground beef over medium heat until fully cooked. Drain fat and sprinkle half a packet of taco seasoning (or make your own) on top. Do not add water. Mix taco seasoning into browned ground beef and set aside to cool a bit. Cut, dice and cubed cheese, onions, cream cheese and tomatoes.
    • Add all of the ingredients to a disposable 9x13" aluminum pan. Place in smoker and smoke for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until the cheese is fully melted and smooth stirring 2-3 times through cooking.
    • Serve immediately with tortilla chips, low carb air fryer chips, or pork rinds.
    • Store remaining leftovers in a airtight container in fridge for a few days. When ready to eat, heat in a microwave safe bowl and enjoy!

    Notes

    If you don't have a smoker, you can also use a grill and put on indirect heat trying to maintain 230 degrees F for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g

    Nutrition Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    Comments

    1. Ashley Oswald

      July 06, 2020 at 3:38 pm

      Any nutrition info for this recipe?

      Reply
      • Bilbo

        November 27, 2021 at 7:49 pm

        It’s not good for you.

        Reply
        • Jessica

          February 11, 2022 at 7:58 am

          This is obvious. 😂😂😂 Love this.

          Reply
    2. ashley

      September 22, 2021 at 3:31 pm

      delicious.

      Reply
    3. Sharenne

      May 20, 2022 at 3:23 pm

      At any point of the cooking time do you cover pan with foil?

      Reply
    4. Brian

      October 20, 2022 at 5:36 am

      Does this recipe call for 1 TBSP fresh cilantro or dried cilantro?

      Reply
      • Alison

        October 20, 2022 at 3:18 pm

        I used cilantro paste.

        Reply

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