Chile con queso
A bowl of chile con queso served with tortilla chips as an appetizer in a Tex-Mex restaurant | |
| Type | Dip |
|---|---|
| Course | Appetizer or side dish |
| Place of origin | Mexico/Texas |
| Region or state | Chihuahua |
| Main ingredients | Cheese (often Velveeta or other processed cheese, Monterey Jack or cream cheese), cream, chili peppers |
| Ingredients generally used | Onion, paprika |
| Variations | con carne (add ground chorizo sausage ex.) |
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Chile con queso (lit. 'chili with cheese'), sometimes simply called queso, is an appetizer or side dish of melted cheese and chili peppers, typically served in Tex-Mex restaurants as a dip for tortilla chips. It can also be added to other dishes such as tacos.