This Super Bowl season, you can have cold\u2014and likely congealed\u2014seven-layer dip from the supermarket, or\u2026you can make this warm, melty version begging to be scooped up and eaten. This take combines two homemade game-day icons\u2014rich, creamy refried beans and unctuous cheese sauce\u2014and tops them off with a handful of simple garnishes. (If your favorite store-bought salsa is chunky but watery, drain it over a fine-mesh strainer first to save the dip from turning soupy.) The queso stays fluid at room temperature for a good while, so you can spend your time screaming at the television rather than racing to eat before it solidifies.\u00a0Let\u2019s take a sec to talk about why.<\/p>\n
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Melt 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into pieces<\/strong>, in a medium deep skillet over medium heat. Cook 1 large onion, finely chopped<\/strong>, stirring often, until tender and translucent, 8\u201312 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and continue to cook, stirring often, until onion is pale golden brown, 5\u20138 minutes more.<\/p>\n Reduce heat to medium and add 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped<\/strong>, and 1\u00bd tsp. ground cumin<\/strong> to skillet. Cook, stirring, until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add 3 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, finely chopped<\/strong>, two 15-oz. cans pinto beans, rinsed<\/strong>, and 1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1\u00be tsp. Morton kosher salt<\/strong>. Pour in 1 cup water and bring to a simmer, mashing beans with a potato masher (or a fork and some elbow grease) until mostly smooth. Cook, stirring often, until most of liquid is absorbed, about 2 minutes. (Beans should be risotto-like in consistency, loose enough to fall off a spoon.) Remove from heat and stir in 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar<\/strong>. Cover and keep warm.<\/p>\n Do ahead:<\/strong> Beans can be made 3 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Reheat over medium-low, thinning with water and seasoning with salt as needed.<\/li>\n Whisk 2 tsp. adobo from a can of chipotle chiles in adobo<\/strong>, \u00bd tsp. ground cumin<\/strong>, \u00bc tsp. Diamond Crystal or Morton kosher salt<\/strong>, and \u00bd cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add 4 oz. yellow American cheese, coarsely grated or torn if using singles (about 1 cup)<\/strong>, and cook, whisking vigorously, just until cheese is melted and mixture is smooth, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and add 3 oz. Monterey Jack or pepper Jack cheese, coarsely grated (about \u00be cup)<\/strong>; whisk until cheese is melted and queso is smooth (return to low heat briefly if needed).<\/p>\n Using your hands to avoid bruising, toss 2 ripe avocados, cut into \u00bc” pieces<\/strong>, with 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice<\/strong> and a large pinch of salt<\/strong> in a medium bowl.<\/p>\n Uncover beans and pour queso over. Top with \u00bc cup sour cream<\/strong>, followed by \u00bd cup good-quality salsa<\/strong>, avocados, and \u00bc cup sliced pickled jalape\u00f1os<\/strong>. Scatter 4 scallions, green parts only, thinly sliced<\/strong>, and \u00bc cup (packed) coarsely chopped cilantro<\/strong> over.<\/p>\n Serve dip warm in skillet with tortilla chips<\/strong> and lime wedges<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This Super Bowl season, you can have cold\u2014and likely congealed\u2014seven-layer dip from the supermarket, or\u2026you can make this warm, melty version begging to be scooped up and eaten. This take combines two homemade game-day icons\u2014rich, creamy refried beans and unctuous cheese sauce\u2014and tops them off with a handful of simple garnishes. (If your favorite store-bought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-veggielicious-eats"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5115,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions\/5115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homekitchennotes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Step 2<\/h4>\n
Queso and Assembly<\/h3>\n
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Step 6<\/h4>\n