Slow Cooker Queso Verde
14 Comments May 25, 2022
Updated Mar 08, 2025
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Make a pot of Slow Cooker Queso Verde for your next party! Packed with white cheese, green salsa, and jalapeños, it’s rich, creamy, and just like restaurant queso. Perfect for game days, potlucks, and any gathering!
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What is Queso Verde?
This Queso Verde is a creamy, restaurant-style cheese dip made with white Velveeta, green salsa, and jalapeños for the perfect balance of smooth, zesty flavor. I always order queso at Mexican restaurants and can’t help but be disappointed when it’s not on the menu—so making it at home in the crockpot is a game-changer!
This recipe makes a big batch, perfect for sharing at potlucks, game days, or any gathering where cheesy dips are a must. It disappears fast, especially when served with homemade corn chips (trust me, they’re SO good).
You can make so many different Velveeta recipes in your slow cooker. We also make Rotel dip, chili cheese dip, hanky panky appetizer, and horseradish cheese spread.
Key Ingredients
Velveeta Cheese – If you can find white Velveeta cheese, it works best for this recipe, though the yellow will work fine if that is all you can find. I find the white Velveeta cheese at Walmart. The white cheese mimics Monterey Jack cheese, often used in homemade queso.
Salsa Verde – This is a green salsa made from tomatillos, onions, and peppers. I use Herdez salsa verde for this recipe; it has an excellent consistency.
Sour Cream – Makes the salsa verde queso creamy and less thick. You can use cream cheese instead but add a 1/2 cup more milk.
Milk – When I make cheese dip with Velveeta, I’m not too fond of it thick. I like to add a good amount of milk in addition to the salsa and sour cream.
Jalapenos – This adds spiciness and jalapeno flavor to the dish.
How to make Queso Verde
Step One – Cube the Velveeta cheese and add it to your crockpot. Add the salsa, sour cream, milk, and diced jalapeno.
Step Two – Stir just enough to coat the cubes in the salsa and sour cream.
Step Three – Cook on HIGH for 2.5 hours or until smooth and hot. Stir occasionally. Serve and enjoy!
How to Serve
Tortilla Chips – Of course, the natural thing to serve verde queso is with corn tortilla chips! That’s all you need to start a party.
Use in meals – Use the queso dip on top of tacos, inside burritos, or make a large tray of nachos to share with your family.
Toppings – If you want to jazz this recipe up, serve with chopped cilantro, and cubed avocado along with your chips.
Recipe FAQs
If you can’t find a green salsa, a red salsa with plenty of hatch chiles will work great. I find hatch salsa in the refrigerated section of the store.
Use canned fire-roasted green chiles instead of jalapenos for a mild queso verde dip.
This doesn’t freeze well, but you can place it in the fridge for up to a week. You will need to add a touch of milk when reheating.
The best way is on the stove in a small saucepan. Heat on medium heat and stir often. Add milk if it’s too thick. Or you can heat a small amount at a time in the microwave until it’s completely melted. You can also use the leftover chicken to make slow cooker queso chicken.
More green chile recipes
From Slow Cooker Queso, made with creamy white cheese, to Restaurant-Style Queso, these flavor-packed dips are perfect for any occasion.
If you’re craving something heartier, Green Chile Pork Loin and Pork Verde Enchiladas bring bold, smoky flavors with tender, slow-cooked pork.
Chile Verde is a classic comfort dish with rich, slow-simmered green chile goodness.
And don’t miss Green Chile Chicken—a simple, savory meal that’s perfect for tacos, burritos, or rice bowls!
Slow Cooker Queso Verde
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. white Velveeta Cheese, (I find this at Walmart)
- 1 cup milk
- 16 oz. jar salsa verde
- 16 oz. sour cream, (can use cream cheese, but use a 1/2 cup more milk)
- 2 jalapenos, minced
Instructions
- Cut the Velveeta cheese into cubes. Add the velveeta and remaining ingredients to the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 2.5 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Serve with chips and enjoy!
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Sarah’s Notes
Nutrition
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Do you have a queso recipe using cheese instead of velveeta?
not yet! I apologize.
Have you ever made this without the sour cream?
You can, you may have to add milk for it to thin out.
This was fabulous. Even better a day or two later as the flavors melded!
Great recipe. The only complaint I received was that the texture was ‘fluffy’. What picky eaters I have.
Can I cook it the day before a pot luck and heat it up in the morning?
Yes, but keep in mind the slow cooker will take just as long to reheat it. 🙂
Have you ever put spinach in it and if so how much?
I have not, but spinach sounds great!
Can this be made in the microwave or in a pan over the stove?
I don’t see why not!
On the queso dip there’s all the info but no serving size. What like 1/4c
1/12 of the recipe.