chipotle queso

Chipotle Queso is cheesy, creamy, peppery goodness! This copycat version for the Chipotle queso recipe is better than the restaurant’s dip!

Chipotle Queso

poblano chiles

olive oil (divided)

onion

garlic

tomato

serrano chile pepper

chipotle in adobo (rinsed (See Note 1))

milk

cornstarch

water

white cheddar cheese

monterey jack cheese

Mexican crema (or sour cream (See Note 3))

Preheat your oven broiler.

Rub poblano chiles with 1 teaspoon olive oil and place on a sheet pan lined with aluminum foil.  Place pan under broiler for 3-5 minutes, or until the pepper skins are charred and peeling.

Remove pan from the oven and use tongs to turn chiles over. Return pan to oven and continue broiling until the skins on second side are charred and peeling.

Meanwhile, heat remaining olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in the oil until onion is soft.  Stir constantly to prevent the garlic from burning.

Remove chiles from the oven and rub off the skins. Be careful - they will be hot! Use a knife to slice peppers open; remove the stem and seeds. Cut the peppers into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.

Add diced tomato and Serrano chile to the pan with onion and saute 1-2 minutes longer.  Add the diced chipotle pepper and prepared Poblano chiles to the pan. Pour the chile mixture into a separate bowl and set aside.

Add the evaporated milk to the skillet and begin heating over medium heat.  Whisk while heating until milk begins to simmer.  Stir cornstarch into water until dissolved, then whisk mixture into the simmering milk.

Turn heat to low. Add one handful of each cheese to the milk mixture, whisking constantly until melted and smooth. Continue adding and whisking until all of the cheese has been added.

Whisk crema into the queso sauce, then stir the chile pepper mixture in and heat through. Serve immediately.

Smoky, silky smooth, beyond creamy Chipotle Cashew Queso! Made with all pantry ingredients that you just toss in a blender. Top it on tacos, fajitas, nachos and more!

Chipotle Cashew Queso

cup cashews

cup water

1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles

1 chipotle pepper canned in adobo (more to taste)

teaspoon kosher salt (more if your cashews are unsalted)

chili powder

nutritional yeast

Blend everything together at a high speed until very smooth. Taste and adjust.

Chipotle Cashew Queso Step 1

Serve on tacos, fajitas, nachos, rice bowls, grilled chicken and veggies, with straight chips, really ANYTHING. It&#8217;s pure smoky, cheezy goodness.

Serve on tacos, fajitas, nachos, rice bowls, grilled chicken and veggies, with straight chips, really ANYTHING. It's pure smoky, cheezy goodness.

Chipotle Cashew Queso Step 2

This sounds incredibly good! I bet it would be amazing over some enchiladas. Also, love the idea of adding the nutritional yeast for extra cheesy flavor!

Had to make this right away. Probably the easiest and tastiest vegan queso I’ve made to this date. I added 4 tablespoons of nutritional yeast, about a teaspoon of garlic powder, and some red pepper flakes and chili powder (couldn’t find chipotle pepper in adobo at my grocery &amp; I like it spicy). This will won’t last long in my house haha thanks for the recipe!!

Life. Changing. This sauce is incredible!!!! Thank you so much for this amazing recipe!

This queso is SO GOOD. I do eat dairy but have mild lactose intolerance. I can eat this without tummy troubles and it tastes amazing.

Just made this and it was delish.  I added nutritional yeast and salt to taste.  I thought a squeeze of lime would also be good.  I doubled it and used a 7 oz can of green chili's.  Nice recipe!

Just made the 12 serving batch of this. It’s absolutely delicious! I added extra chilli so I didn’t need to add chilli powder. It was super easy to make. I used raw cashews and I left them to sit in boiling water for an hour or two to soften them up. The nutritional yeast is amazing in this. Delicious!!

I love this Chipotle Cashew Queso, seems amazing . Can't wait to try this one . Thanks for sharing with us.

Will this work without the chipotle pepper/adobo, just as a nacho cheese Queso/dip? Can’t wait to try it!

This is not only so so good, but amazingly easy.  I might never make regular queso again because this is so much easier make and eat as leftovers, and uses ingredients that I often have on hand.

I just made this, and I had to stop, sit down and write about this wonderful vegan cheese. I made a cheese sauce before that was very good, but this chipotle cashew queso is totally by far the ultimate best! The spice level is awesome. I had to make myself STOP tasting it so I would have some left to put on my vegan carne asada tacos. I can’t wait for all of the flavors to my meal to come together and completely dazzle my taste buds! Thank you for such a wonderful recipe! 10 stars out of 5😊

Holy moly, this was so good I made it a second time in ONE DAY! Haha! I used the first batch for vegan enchiladas (cauli/walnut meat) and they were so good my s/o asked me to make more so that he could snack on it throughout the week. 

Lindsay - I'm so grateful for you and your heart warming recipes! I know that I can come to POY anytime and find an incredible meal to whip up in no time!

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