Queso Fundido is a Mexican dip with ooey gooey melted cheese, chorizo, spices, and your choice of toppings served with tortilla chips or flour tortillas. It is absolutely delicious, and so flavor-packed.
Queso Fundido is a beautiful hot mess and one of our favorite dips. It really is a cinch to make and can be prepped in advance of your celebration. You will find it difficult to stop eating this incredibly delicious dip. I like to top this cheesy dip with sun-ripened tomatoes, minced red onion, and fresh chopped cilantro. However, you could also substitute or add thinly sliced jalapeno, guacamole, or Pico de Gallo.
How to make Queso Fundido
Start by cooking the chorizo in an ovenproof skillet or cast iron skillet over medium heat. Break it up with a spoon as it cooks. After a few minutes, add the onion and cook until the onion is soft and the chorizo is crumbly and cooked through. Move the sausage mixture to several layers of paper towels to drain the excess fat.
Sprinkle about half of the cheese in the bottom of a baking dish, or use the same skillet you cooked the chorizo and onion in if it is oven safe. Spoon the chorizo and onion mixture on top of the cheese, reserving a couple of tablespoons of the chorizo for the top. Now top the chorizo layer with the remaining cheese.
Bake for about 5-6 minutes or just until the cheese is melted. Be careful not to overcook as the cheese will harden on the top if cooked too long. Finally, top with diced tomatoes, minced red onion, chopped cilantro, and the reserved chorizo. Serve your Queso Fundido immediately with tortilla chips or warm tortillas.
Queso Fundido recipe notes
- Mexican chorizo is a spicy ground uncooked sausage that is available in pork or beef. I usually find it in the cooler with the other ground sausages or in the cooler with the Mexican cheeses and tortillas.
- Feel free to top the Queso Fundido dip with whatever you like best. You could use diced tomatoes, minced jalapenos, chopped cilantro, diced avocado, green onions, black olives, salsa, or serrano peppers.
- Oaxaca cheese, Pepper Jack cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, queso asadero (also known as queso quesadilla), and Mozzarella cheese are all great melting cheeses for this recipe.
- For over-the-top flavor, when in season, add fresh roasted poblano or anaheim peppers.
- In a pinch or when necessary, substitute 2 (4 ounce) cans of green chilies for the fresh peppers.
- Bake the dish just until the cheese is melted. Overcooking it can leave it hard on the top, making it difficult to eat with chips or spoon onto tortillas.
- Serve this dish immediately while the cheese is hot and melted.
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Queso Fundido Recipe
This Queso Fundido is layered with melty cheese, chorizo, sautéed onions and topped with diced tomatoes, minced jalapeno, and chopped fresh cilantro. This crowd-pleasing dip is perfect for any fiesta!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings
- Category: appetizers
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
- 9 ounces beef or pork Mexican chorizo
- 1 small yellow onion chopped
- 6 ounces Pepper Jack Cheese shredded
- 6 ounces Oaxaca Cheese shredded (Mexican melting cheese)
- 3/4 cup diced tomato or salsa
- 1 tablespoon minced red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cook the chorizo in an ovenproof skillet or cast iron skillet over medium heat. Break it up with a spoon as it cooks. After a few minutes, add the onion and cook until the onion is soft and the chorizo is crumbly and cooked through. Move the sausage mixture to several layers of paper towels to drain the excess fat.
- Sprinkle half of the cheese in the bottom of a casserole dish, or use the same skillet you cooked the chorizo and onion in if it is oven safe. Add the chorizo mixture on top of the cheese reserving 2 tablespoons for the top. Top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 5-6 minutes or just until the cheese is melted. Over baking it can leave it hard on the top, making it difficult to eat with chips or spoon onto tortillas.
- Top with diced tomatoes, minced red onion, chopped cilantro, and the reserved chorizo. Serve the dish immediately with tortilla chips or warm tortillas.
Notes
- Mexican chorizo is a spicy ground uncooked sausage that is available in pork or beef. I usually find it in the cooler with the other ground sausages or in the cooler with the Mexican cheeses and tortillas.
- Feel free to top the Queso Fundido dip with whatever you like best. You could use diced tomatoes, minced jalapenos, chopped cilantro, diced avocado, green onions, black olives, salsa, or serrano peppers.
- Oaxaca cheese, Pepper Jack cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, queso asadero (also known as queso quesadilla), and Mozzarella cheese are all great melting cheeses for this recipe.
- For over-the-top flavor, when in season, add fresh roasted poblano or anaheim peppers.
- In a pinch or when necessary, substitute 2 (4-ounce) cans of green chilies for the fresh peppers.
- Bake the dish just until the cheese is melted. Overcooking it can leave it hard on the top, making it difficult to eat with chips or to spoon onto tortillas.
- Serve this dish immediately while the cheese is hot and melted.
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april
Mexican food is my favorite. Cheese dip is a must for my family. We are definitely going to try this.
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Monidipa Dutta
Your description of Queso Fundido is absolutely mouthwatering! The way you describe the melted cheese, flavorful ingredients, and the perfect combination of textures makes it impossible not to crave this delicious dish. I can’t wait to give your recipe a try!
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Marysa
I have had this is a few times in restaurants, and would love to try making it at home. Looks delicious! I will have to make this with my daughter.
Ivan
We love Mexican food at home and this is delicious dip. Nothing better than chips and ooey gooey cheese topped with spices.
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Maria Azanha
My diet is officially out of the window! Such a great recipe! In Portugal we actually have something very similar but with sausage it´s called: Queijo Fundido 😉
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Ivana Mearns
Definitely a five star recipe, so fresh and tasty, with delicious mexican cheese and chilantro. The perfect treat for summer or any other time of the year.
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Beth Pierce
Thanks, Ivana! I am so glad that you liked it!
Marysa
We have had this on trips to Mexico, but we have actually never had it at home. It would be fun to make it at home and have a Mexican food themed night.
Jasmine Martin
Queso is so tasty. I am definitely going to have to make this for my family soon. This looks delicious!
Talya Stone
Oh my this looks like one fabuloulsy oozy and cheesy dish. Now this is one hot mess I would definitely say yes to!
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Annette,
All that cheese! Yum!! We loved it.
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Rosey
OH wow, now this is something my family can get behind. What a great way to up the ante on the queso.
Tammy
Ooh looks absolutely delicious! 😀 I wish I could dip right in! I’ve never made queso fundido before but perfect for game day weekends!
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Luna S
Holy cow, this looks so good! I love dishes like this.
Rhian Westbury
You had me with the word gooey cheese. This was so good, pure comfort food x
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Yeah Lifestyle
As soon as I saw this I had to try it. This is really tasty, the gooey cheese is delicious with the spices in. Will make this more often.
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Beth Pierce
Thanks! So glad that you liked it!
Home Decor Ideas
omg!!! I’ve never heard of Queso Fundido, was I even living!!! This looks soooo good!!! So good!
Kristyn
Oh my…I have found my weakness!! This queso fundido is so addicting, cheesy, & so flavorful!! You will not be disappointed if you try it!
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Agnieszka Carpenter
That melty cheese! Perfect recipe for Cinco de Mayo next month! Cheers
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Biana
Yum! This is a perfect appetizer to serve with some chips or veggies!
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Jo
All I can say is this was amazing! My family loved it!
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Carrie Robinson
Oh yum! Pass the chips! I want to dig right in. 🙂
★★★★★
Lindsay
I’m going to the store right now, because I HAVE to make this and eat it right now. It looks amazing!!
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Katie
Such a great idea! Can’t wait to try this.
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Betsy
Oh, wow. I’m going to need to make this again for Christmas Eve appetizers! And then again for New Year’s…and my birthday…and maybe tomorrow, too! 😀 YUM!!
★★★★★
Matt Taylor
So amazing and super easy to make. I love this chip dip!!
★★★★★
Kimberly
It will only let me leave 4 stars but this totally deserves 5, so delicious!
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Ashley
This dip is OUT OF THIS WORLD amazing!!! I mean, this is what Taco Tuesday dreams are made of!
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Sharon
This dip is so good! The chorizo makes it so flavorful and perfect for snacking or even a side dish for dinners.
Cathy
This has SO much flavor…. definitely a new favorite!
Erika
I love queso fundido, and the grilled onions on top are perfect!
Emily Liao
This dip is SO good. The chorizo definitely adds tons of flavor to this, especially when mixed with the cheese.
Jennifer
Oh my goodness, this was so good. I’m definitely going to be making this again. The whole family enjoyed this dip. It really hit the spot.
Amanda
Oh my this looks fantastic I cannot wait to try it out!
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Suzy
Gimme all of the cheese! Really loved the addition of chorizo in this dip!
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wilhelmina
This stuff is addictive! We gobbled up every last bite!
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Toni
Everyone at my house really loved it!! So good!
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Lindsay Cotter
This dip was a huge hit! Everyone loved it!
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Lauren Kelly
This is the ultimate comfort food! We all loved this so much! Thank you!
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