Cowboy Cheese Dip
If you’re feeding a crowd, this Cowboy Cheese Dip is about to be your new party favorite. It’s creamy, cheesy, spicy, and loaded with bold flavors that make it impossible to stop dipping. Think melty blocks of cheese, zesty taco seasoning, and smoky sausage all baked together until bubbly. Serve it up with tortilla chips and watch it disappear before halftime.
This dip is perfect for game day, family get-togethers, or anytime you need a hearty appetizer that brings everyone to the table. The best part? It bakes right in the oven with minimal effort, no standing over the stove stirring a pot for hours.
Before You Get Started
- Shred your cheese blocks by hand if you can, it melts so much smoother than pre-shredded.
- Use hot sausage for that signature kick, but mild sausage works too.
- Don’t skip the evaporated milk, it keeps the dip creamy and prevents it from getting too thick.
- Serve with tortilla chips, crusty bread, or even veggies for dipping.
What You Need To Make Cowboy Cheese Dip
Here’s what you’ll need (full amounts are in the recipe card below):
- Cheddar cheese, Pepper Jack, and Monterey Jack
- Hot breakfast sausage
- Rotel and green chilies
- Fresh cilantro
- Taco dip seasoning packet
- Evaporated milk
How To Make Cowboy Cheese Dip
1
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
Cook the sausage in a skillet until browned and crumbled. Drain excess grease.
2
In a large baking dish, combine the cooked sausage with the shredded cheeses, Rotel, green chilies, taco dip seasoning, evaporated milk, and chopped cilantro.
3
Bake for 25 minutes, stir to combine everything, then bake for another 10 minutes until hot and bubbly.
Cowboy Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 16 oz block mild cheddar
- 16 oz block pepper jack
- 16 oz block Monterey Jack
- 1 lb hot jimmy dean sausage
- 1 can rotel
- 1 can green chilies
- Chopped cilantro
- 1 packet taco dip
- 1 can evaporated milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbled. Drain grease.
- In a large baking dish, combine sausage, cubed cheeses, Rotel, green chilies, cilantro, taco seasoning, and evaporated milk. Mix well.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Stir to combine.
- Return to oven and bake another 10 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
- Garnish if wanted and serve warm with tortilla chips.
