Queso Blanco Dip

• 1 pound white American cheese (such as Land O'Lakes(R)), sliced
• 1 cup half-and-half, or as needed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons diced jalapeno pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon chili powder

1. Place American cheese and about 1/4 cup half-and-half in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until cheese starts to melt, about 5 minutes. Slowly start stirring half-and-half into cheese mixture, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until cheese begins to melt and mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes more. Continue adding more half-and-half.
2. Season cheese mixture with cumin, black pepper, and salt; add red pepper flakes, a little at a time, until desired spiciness is reached.
3. Cook and stir cheese dip until cheese is fully melted, adding more half-and-half if needed to thin it out, 5 to 10 minutes more. Remove from heat and top dip with chili powder.

cheese, ground cumin, ground black pepper, salt, red pepper, jalapeno pepper, chili powder

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/256918/queso-blanco-dip/ (may not work)