OMG White Cheese Dip

First of all, it should be noted that I am shamelessly posting this recipe into my own cookbook. Someone at ya pins made me a very happy girl when they posted this. Also, the picture is not mine... it too came from the link. I should've taken my own picture of the batch I made, but alas no. I ate it too quickly to even consider stopping long enough to get the camera out. 

• 1 TBS olive oil
• 1/4 c. white onion, finely diced
• 1 large jalapeno, seeds and stem removed; finely diced (I used about a TBS of sliced jalapeno from a jar.)
• 12 oz white American cheese, shredded (I'm not sure where the original recipe creator found white American cheese in a block, but I wound up buying the Kraft brand slices and cutting them up into little pieces.)
• 4 oz Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded (Don't use pre-shredded - again, this is part of the original recipe, so I don't know why preshredded won't work, but don't use it.)
• 1/2 to 1 c. cream, half-and-half, or whole milk (I used heavy cream, and the full amount, and it was divine.)
• 1-2 roma tomatoes, seeds removed and diced (I'm lazy, so I only used one roma tomato, and I didn't remove the seeds. It worked out just fine.)
• 1 small bunch cilantro, roughly chopped (I used about 10 stems, I think. You can't really over-cilantro this dip, so don't be shy with it.)

Heat the oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Saute the onion and pepper until softened and reduce heat to medium-low. (I cooked mine until they were a little more done than just "softened." Mine were starting to brown, and I think it made the dip that much better.)

Stir in the shredded cheese and 1/4 cup of cream. Quickly stir until the cheese is melted. Add the tomatoes, cilantro, and additional cream a little at a time until you reach desired consistency.

Serve immediately.


Warning, this dip is highly addictive and can destroy willpower with a single taste.

I was alone when I ate it, and I still kept murmering little yummy nothings and OMG'ing every time my mouth wasn't full. Hence the renaming of this dip from its original "Queso Blanco" to "OMG White Cheese Dip."