Description
A delicious smoked cheese dip, perfect for gatherings and parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb sausage (ground, or ground beef, precooked)
- 8 oz pepper jack cheese
- 8 oz cheddar cheese
- 8 oz monterey jack cheese
- 2/3 c half and half
- 1 jalapeno (optional, diced)
- 4 oz green chiles
- 3 tomatoes (diced, or can of rotel)
- 8 scallions (diced)
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp cilantro (fresh, diced)
- 1/2 bell pepper (diced)
Instructions
- Cook ground beef or sausage in a pan until browned, drain grease.
- Chop scallions, tomatoes, red pepper, and jalapeno pepper.
- Place these and all other ingredients listed into a disposable aluminum foil pan.
- Brush grate clean and place aluminum foil over base of smoker to help keep it clean.
- Set smoker to smoke setting, set temperature to 250° F.
- Place aluminum foil pan on smoker grate.
- Smoke for 2 1/2 hours, stirring periodically as cheese melts to incorporate all ingredients.
- Serve as a dip.
Notes
- For a spicier dip, include the diced jalapeno.
- Pair with tortilla chips or fresh veggies for dipping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Smoking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 60mg