Queso Fundido is the dreamy, easy Crock Pot Queso of your dreams! This Slow Cooker Queso Fundido Recipe with Chorizo couldn’t be easier (only FOUR ingredients!), creamier, or more delicious! If you’re celebrating something (Cinco de Mayo, the Super Bowl), this Crock Pot Cheese Dip with Sausage is the perfect recipe.
Queso Fundido Recipe
This queso fundido recipe is so easy and so delicious. A crock pot cheese dip with chorizo that is PERFECT for every party!
This Crock Pot Queso Fundido has made my marriage even better. My life as a food blogger is a constant journey to find recipes that will get Pat excited. For someone who claims to not be a picky eater…he is VERY particular about what he actually loves. Sure, he will eat anything (except onions), but he only craves a handful of foods. Spicy cheese dip is one of those foods that he LOVES (and I guess we’re a match made in heaven, because I too love cheese dip).
What he really loves it the chorizo cheese dip found at our local Mexican restaurant. Ooey gooey amazing queso! Well I just won Wife of the Year, because I figured out how to make this appetizer it at home…IN A SLOW COOKER! What could be better than slow cooker queso?
This delicious Queso Fundido with Chorizo only has FOUR ingredients, has just the right amount of spice, and is made easy and fool proof in a slow cooker. WINNING!
This Crock Pot Cheese Dip with Chorizo is perfect for Cinco de Mayo and game day!
Crock Pot Queso Fundido
This easy and amazingly delicious Crock Pot Queso Fundido recipe couldn’t be easier! Besides throwing things in a slow cooker, the only other things you have to do is brown the chorizo. Yep, this dip only involves about 5 minutes of prep time!
You can throw all the queso ingredients in a slow cooker, forget about it, and then enjoy! It has just the right amount of spice and way too much cheese (just kidding, there’s no such thing), which is just how I like it!
This is that thicker type of cheese dip you might expect at a restaurant. Two big thumbs up from me and my picky eater significant other.
Chorizo Cheese Dip
Queso fundido is just hot cheese dip filled with chorizo. It’s also called Queso Flameado, meaning “Flaming Cheese”, in reference to the spicy chorizo sausage.
It’s thick, cheesy, and spicy, filled with flavor that is addicting! It’s one of my favorite dips, and it’s always a hit at parties.
4 Ingredient Crock Pot Cheese Dip
There are a handful of words that sound like absolute music to my ears: cheese, easy, crock pot…I love them all, because to me it says I’m about to get really good food without a lot of effort!
This Crock Pot Queso Fundido recipe fits the bill. It’s just 4 ingredients, very little prep, and LOTS of cheesy goodness comes out to consume in bliss.
Pair this Slow Cooker Queso Chorizo with some of our other Tex Mex favorites like Baked Chicken Tacos, Chicken Nachos, Enchilada Stuffed Peppers, or Easy Cheesy Tex Mex Rice!
How to Make Queso Fundido
Okay, let me show you how easy this slow cooker queso recipe is. You barely have to do any work at all!
- Start by browning the chorizo in a skillet, and crumble it up as it cooks. Then drain it and set it aside.
- Combine the cheese, chorizo, salsa, and cilantro in a slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 1-2 hours, or cook on low for 3-4 hours. Stir every 30 minutes.
The next step is optional, but definitely adds a nice touch.
To get that flambe-like cheese, pour the queso from the slow cooker into an oven-safe bowl, then broil for 4-5 minutes.
Serve it up with chips, toasted bread, or anything else you like for dipping!
See how easy that was? You’ll be making this for every party from now on.
I hope you enjoy this Slow Cooker Queso Fundido recipe as much as we do. I have a feeling if you like spicy cheese, you’ll love this Crock Pot Queso! Buckle up…it’s a good one.
See the detail in the recipe card below on How to Make Queso Fundido in a Slow Cooker. Enjoy!
We’ve got plenty more cheese dip recipes to share with you:
- Loaded Velveeta Queso Dip (Cowboy Dip)
- Easy Queso Blanco
- Beer Cheese Dip (Only 3 Ingredients!)
- Dairy Free Queso
- Chicken con Queso
- Crock Pot Queso Cheese Dip
Queso Fundido Recipe with Chorizo (Crock Pot Queso)
Ingredients
- 12 ounces chorizo uncooked
- 16 ounces shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1/2 cup salsa thin, restaurant style salsa
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- In a medium skillet, cook the chorizo over medium/high heat. Crumble as you cook.
- Drain the chorizo fully and set aside.
- Combine cheese, chorizo, salsa, and cilantro in slow cooker. Cook on high for 1-2 hours (or low for 3-4 hours), stirring every 30 minutes.
- If desired, pour into oven safe bowl and broil for 4-5 minutes before serving to melt the top layer of cheese (optional)
- Serve with toasted bread or chips.
- Enjoy!
Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!
Nutrition Information
I wanted a creamier version so I adjusted my cheese sauce with half and half and three different cheeses (mild and sharp cheddar and colby jack) and added my secret weapon: one tablespoon of sodium citrate so my cheese sauce will never separate and then gently added chorizo and salsa with a little fresh corn. It stays creamy on low or warm with a gentle stir. Once you use the sodium citrate, you can keep batches of cheese in plastic containers in the fridge and use over pasta or even brocolli as a cheese sauce. Found out this tip when I researched how Kraft figured out how to sell mac and cheese boxed dinners using canned cheese that wouldn’t separate.
Thanks for sharing, Adria!
Can you make this a day prior and reheat the next day in broiler ?
That should work!
Hi,
I’m going to make this dip tomorrow.. yum!
I could only find sliced pepper jack.. can I just throw that in the pot?
Thank you!!
I haven’t tried that but I think it will be just fine. Hope you love it!
Oh my goodness – this looks amazing!
My favorite place to get Fundido closed, so I will definitely be trying this (and are you SURE it’s this easy? I was certain Fundido was much more complicated than this!).
Wow only 4 ingredients and so simple to make. The perfect appetizer for any gathering!
I love this! I love that it will not only taste good but my house can smell delicious too!
I’ve been eating tons of bacon this month. I really can’t look at this anymore because I want it so bad but I feel like a walking clogged artery. Your cheeseporn is so tempting!!!
Slow cook queso and I’m in it for the long haul. Give me a bag of chips and I’m done for.
Congratulations on your Wife of the Year award. Looks like it was well deserved!
I want to sit on the couch and eat a whole bowl of this!