This Healthy Queso Cheese Dip is just 52 calories per 1/3 cup (that is a BIG serving!) It’s low sugar and low carb and packed with 5.1g of protein too!
Packed with flavor, I was able to cut 100’s of calories with just a few low calorie tricks. All while making this low calorie queso cheese dip 100% all-natural.
You can serve this skinny queso dip with my Low Calorie Chips, or Low Calorie Soft Pretzels. It’s also great with vegetable sticks, over nachos. There are countless ways to enjoy this low calorie cheese dip.
Healthy Queso Cheese Dip
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Ingredients in Low Calorie Queso
This low calorie cheese dip uses only all-natural ingredients! Best of all, this recipe is also gluten free, low fat and low carb!
You can make this recipe spicy by adding in 1 jalapeño (seeds and ribs removed, and diced) in with the onions. Otherwise this cheese dip is mild.
Shipping List for Low Calorie Queso Cheese Dip:
- Olive oil spray
- Small yellow onion
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic
- Ground cumin
- Chili powder
- Unsweetened almond milk
- Cornstarch
- Roma tomato
- Can of diced green chilis
- Fat free cream cheese
- Fat free sharp cheddar cheese
How to Make Low Calorie Queso Cheese Dip
You can customize this cheese dip, above I noted how to make it spicy. If you want it thicker you can cook it for 5-8 minutes longer. Or for a thinner sauce, mix in 1 tablespoon of almond milk at a time, until it’s thinned to your desired consistency.
Leftovers can be stored, covered in the fridge for up to 4 days. Just reheat on the stove or microwave before serving.
How to Make Skinny Queso Cheese Dip:
- Heat a large saucepan over medium heat, and spray with olive oil.
- Add the onion, salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes until soft, add in the garlic, cumin and chili powder, and cook an additional 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- In a small bowl combine the almond milk and cornstarch and whisk together until there are no lumps.
- Slowly add the milk mixture to the onions whisking while you pour.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower to a simmer over medium-low heat and cook for 5-8 minutes until thick.
- Remove from the heat and add in the tomato, green chilis, and cream cheese, mix to melt and combine. Then add in the cheddar slowly 1/4 cup at a time, mix well until the cheeses are melted and the sauce is thick.
- Serve hot with chips, vegetable sticks, or my Low Calorie Soft Pretzels (recipe above!)
Healthy Queso Cheese Dip Recipe
Try this low calorie queso dip with my Low Calorie Chips, or my Low Calorie Soft Pretzels. It’s also great over nachos, with vegetable sticks. This yummy cheese dip is great on just about anything.
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Low Calorie Queso Cheese Dip
Equipment
- Large pot
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- 1 small onion minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 Roma tomato diced
- 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chilis
- 2 tablespoons fat free cream cheese
- 1 ½ cups fat free sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Heat a large saucepan over medium heat, and spray with olive oil.
- Add the onion, salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes until soft, add in the garlic, cumin and chili powder, and cook an additional 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- In a small bowl combine the almond milk and cornstarch and whisk together until there are no lumps.
- Slowly add the milk mixture to the onions whisking while you pour.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower to a simmer over medium-low heat and cook for 5-8 minutes until thick.
- Remove from the heat and add in the tomato, green chilis, and cream cheese, mix to melt and combine. Then add in the cheddar slowly 1/4 cup at a time, mix well until the cheeses are melted and the sauce is thick.
- Serve hot with chips, vegetable sticks, or my Low Calorie Soft Pretzels (recipe above!)
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Queso Cheese Dip
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