Chipotle Cheddar Cheese Nacho Dip
This is nacho average cheese dip! Chipotle peppers and sharp cheddar cheese come together in this easy dipping sauce.
Serve the nacho cheese sauce in a separate bowl as a dip. Add some sliced jalapeño peppers, diced tomato cubes and grilled corn as toppings. Place your lush cheese sauce next to a plate of crunchy Nachos, and they’re ready for dipping!
Or cover a tray of Nachos straight out of the oven with a thick, creamy coat of Cheddar Cheese Dip. Check out our suggestions below this Nacho Cheese Dip recipe to make the most luxurious Nacho platter you’ve ever had.
Serves
4-6 people
Ingredients
50 g (1.8 oz) unsalted butter
50 g (1.8 oz) flour
500 ml (2 cups) cold whole milk
300 g (10.5 oz) freshly grated (extra) sharp cheddar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika powder
1 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Tools
Instructions
Put your sauce pan onto a medium heat and add your butter.
Once the butter has melted completely add the flour and start whisking both ingredients together. Let the mixture thicken into a roux.
Let the roux cook and bubble for a couple of minutes while stirring occasionally. If you want a white béchamel sauce, it’s important that the roux doesn’t turn brown.
When your roux starts to smell like pastry you know it’s time to get your cold milk out of the fridge. When you use cold milk you lower the chance of your béchamel getting lumpy.
Keep whisking while you carefully add the cold milk to the roux. Slowly bring the milk to a boil. Continue to whisk while the roux melts together with the milk into a white sauce. Once bubbles start to form, whisk for one more minute while the sauce thickens. Be careful not to burn the mixture at the bottom!
Take the sauce pan off the heat. Add in your freshly grated cheddar, and whisk until the cheese has melted into the sauce.
Add your ground cumin, smoked paprika and chipotle peper. Finish with pepper and salt to taste. Whisk everything nicely together until you have a homogeneous mixture.
How To Serve Nachos with Chipotle Cheddar Cheese Sauce
You can pour your own homemade Chipotle Cheddar Cheese Sauce Dip generously over a large plate of Nachos.
Finish off with generous amounts of your preferred toppings. These are our favorites.
10 possible toppings for Nachos:
Grilled ground beef (seasoned with smoked paprika and cumin)
Diced tomatoes
Grilled corn kernels
Finely chopped spring onion
Finely diced red onion
Sour cream with some lime zest
Homemade avocado sauce blend: 1 avocado + juice of 1 lime + 1 tablespoon water
Diced pickled jalapeños
Lime wedges (to sprinkle on top)
If you’re a fan: coriander / cilantro
