It’s football season and Princess has her game face on
Do you have yours?
We’re Texans and y’all know about Texans and Football: It’s like Peanut Butter and Jelly– or Homemade Tortillas and Queso — or Ro*Tel and Velveeta
Like Friday Nights and High School Football — they just go together, they’re meant to be
We are a football watchin’ family — we’re also a football food lovin’ family 
For us, one of the original Game Day Foods is Ro*Tel’s Famous Queso
I honestly don’t remember the first time that I ate this Queso, it’s just always been a part of my life.
I remember in middle school, moving from Texas to Nevada and my parents making Queso for all of our new friends and them just falling head over heels in love with it. I remember cans of Ro*Tel and blocks of Velveeta– whether it was for game day, slumber parties, get togethers or just because, it’s just always been a part of my life.
I love to use this Queso to top my hamburgers, nachos, chicken, fajitas, dip tortillas in or just as it was originally intended — as a delicious, slightly spicy, cheesy, tomato and green chilies dip; meant to be devoured with salty corn chips.
Today’s recipe is the original Ro*Tel Queso — I know it’s a super simple dip, and yet, I’m constantly shocked at how many people ask me for the recipe.
How have y’all NOT grown up with this recipe? How is this NOT a staple of your game day/party day/just because I want cheese and spice and salt day recipes?
It’s SO super simple and crazy kinds of delicious
Cube the Velveeta — this makes the melting process much easier
Combine the Velveeta and Ro*Tel in a microwaveable bowl (or in a saucepan to heat on the stove)
Stir frequently while heating and prepare your favorite game day serving dish –
Pour in the Queso and serve with chips, crackers, veggies — whatever your little heart craves.
Put this on the table and watch as it disappears.
Recipe: Ro*Tel Signature Queso
Ingredients
- 1 (10 oz) can Ro-Tel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
- 1 (16 oz) block of Velveeta
Instructions
- Cut the cheese into cubes
- Combined the cheese and undrained tomatoes and green chilies in a microwaveable bowl or saucepan and heat until melted, stirring occasionally
Variations
* I adore using 8 oz of original Velveeta and 8 oz of the pepper jack Velveeta
* Ro*Tel now has a Diced Tomatoes with Cilantro and Lime Juice — I highly recommend trying this variation!
I’m really excited to tell y’all that I’m not only sharing the Ro*Tel Famous Queso dip with y’all today — I’m also partnering with Ro*Tel for their Feed Their Game Face promotion and offering y’all a chance to win a Queso Party Pack for 100! Oh yes, you read that correctly — One Hundred! Just think of the game day party you can have with THAT!
This includes:
- Queso for 100
- $50 grocery card
- Goodies from Fans Edge
Why yes — it is awesome.
In addition to entering to win this Tonguegasmic Queso Prize Pack, you can go to the Ro*Tel Feed Their Game Face site and get Queso serving tips, AND enter to win their SUPER SUPERB (pardon my cheerleading flashback) Feed Their Game Face sweepstakes — the grand prize of which is —
I swear I need a drumroll here…
- FREE groceries for a year AND 2 tickets, flight and lodging to ANY College Football Game during the 2011 season!!
enter and find official rules HERE
Okay, so y’all want to enter to win the Queso for 100, goodies from Fans Edge, $50 Grocery Card that I am giving away?
I’m going to make it easy for y’all, easy peasy Queso cheesy (I couldn’t resist)
remember — each entry must be in a separate comment
- MANDATORY first entry: If you won this amazing Queso Prize Pack — what would you do with it? Would you have a game day fiesta? A neighborhood block party?
- (bonus entry) Tweet this giveaway and link your tweet url in a separate comment
- (bonus entry) Take a picture of your game face and link to it in a comment (Facebook, flickr, twitter, blog etc…) I just might post the best ones
***This contest is open from Monday — November 1st to Friday, November 5th at 10:00 PM CST**
I will use Comment Contest Plug-In to choose the winner of the contest. They have 48 hours to respond, or another winner will be chosen.
It’s Mouthwatering Monday — the super Cheesy edition (wink wink) I can’t wait to see what y’all have been cookin’ up! Make sure to enter your link, enter to win the contest, visit the other participants and go visit the Ro*Tel Feed Their Game Face homepage to enter to win the super superb grand prize!
**I’ll be receiving a goody pack from Ro*Tel as compensation for hosting this giveaway and be entered to win a trip to BlogHer 2011. However, as my regular readers and twitter followers know — I’m completely in love with both Ro*Tel and Velveeta and talk about, tweet about and share recipes including them a lot. So, while I am participating in this and getting some nummy treats — my passion, love, experiences with and feelings about, that I’ve shared with y’all — 100% my own and true
Contest Closed~ Congrats to our Winner! @RoseMillsOhio
Party with all my friends
This prize pack would come in handy for our annual superbowl party!!!
P.S. We love Ro*tel and Velveeta! We add one can of Cream of Mushroom soup and a pound of Jimmy Dean sausage to make our amazing queso!!! It’s a hit with everyone!
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we use that recipe too sometimes! Delicious!!
Like AmazingGreis said, we love the cheese dip with spicy sausage added – yum!
I should also note how much I love your cheese/dip serveware! Husband and I went to the same school and it’s so tempting to decorate everything in Virginia Tech colors.
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I’m always amazed when this dip is NEW to people!! I always blend my rotel with extra cumin and cilantro – and maybe jalepens- must doctor up everything!!
BIG ole party if we win!
Blessings, KS.
I’ve seen this dip with crumbled sausage too and it looks awesome! I use Rotel a lot and LOVE it! I’ve never made this dip before though!
I’m quite sure I would have an appetizer party. I’ve been meaning to have one for a long time, we have a huge congregation and I would invite many and it would be a ton of fun! Yes, now that I think of it, I WILL do that and this dip would be perfect! Thanks!
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With a brother who lives in Texas, I am well familiar with how yummy this queso is. I’d definitely have a huge football watching party! What an amazing prize!!!
I love Velveeta! I would serve it up for the Family Thanksgiving!!!
I used to always make queso with salsa, but I’ve recently switched to Rotel and like it SO much better. I’ve been known to eat chips and queso for dinner several nights a week…
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I would use this for my super bowl party!
Thanks for the opportunity!!
I tweeted as well…
http://twitter.com/mttsm/status/29370723171
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Oh…my eyes lit up in this one….If I won, I would have the best College Football watching party around. You know us Texans…we do love our football. And our family could invite many over to watch it with us. And share the delicious queso!
This sounds like a great giveaway! We love queso dip and our football! (BTW- sorry about the double linking…its Monday : ( )
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Go Colts!!
Thanks for hosting another yummy Monday!
~Liz
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The RoTel Queso is classic – the all-time best.
What an awesome give-away. I would stick with the classics and have a Super Bowl party!
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I would throw a party for all of my friends. I think they would like that.
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RoTel has become a part of my cooking I just love the stuff. I was introduced to RoTel about 34 years ago. I would use the winnings for a great big family get together.
I would have a football pity party for me and all my fellow dallas cowboy and texas longhorn fans. Stuffing our face w/lots of delicious, mouthwatering queso will make it all better =)
fyi: i LOVE making my queso w/the extra HOT Rotel!!
YUM chips and dip for breakfast anyone? Great photos. Have a great week.
I would use it for our annual Super Bowl party!!! Fantastic contest! Thanks for hosting!!!
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I’m with you – how have people NOT had this yummy (and so easy) dip before?? I made some just last night, but I also added taco meat. I haven’t tried pepper jack Velveeta, though – might have to check that out!
If I win, I’ll have a big Superbowl party with all the Ro-Tel and Velveeta appetizers a football fan could want!!
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I would take it to my friend’s Christmas party. It is one of my favorite things to eat!
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Win Queso for 100 — $50 gift card and other game day goodies http://bit.ly/agdA7d Thanks@sthrnfairytale
That was my tweet for the drawing. Woohoo!
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I’ve never tried Ro’Tel and Velveeta (although I have no idea why not — it seems like such a natural combo) but I did eat a lot of Velveeta with Pace picante sauce. Sadly getting Velveeta in Germany is not an easy task — although I have brought some back with me before and begged people to bring it to me from the PX
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In the winter, we have a monthly soup night with a group of friends, We don’t have 100 in our group, but that might be the first of many get togethers I’d use the prize pkg.
Feed my family. We make this dip alot.
I would definitely gather the family together cause we’re gonna party.
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I would have a block party with all of my friends and neighbors!
I would definitely have the world’s biggest game day party. I’m a Texas girl too, and a huge college sports fan – my team is currently having its best season in over a decade. I would invite everyone I know for College GameDay and Queso Fest!
I’ve got two teens at home, they each bring friends over, and they are all ALWAYS starving! I’m thinking New Year’s Day would be a great day to have them all over and fill them up!
Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/RoseMillsOhio/status/29389359462
where my son works they have monthly get togethers after work- and since all are sorta broke this would help with the munchies- they deserve it working fulltime and going to school ft
I would have a huge football game watching party featuring oodles of queso and package queso favors for everyone to take home and make the queso for themselves!
That looks REALLY yummy!
As always, thanks for hosting.
e-Mom @ Susannah’s {Kitchen}
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This would be AMAZING for our Super Bowl Party!!!
Hello Super Bowl!!! I can taste it already!! We usually add cream of Mushroom soup and sausage to ours OH SO GOOD!!!
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Tweeted!!
http://bit.ly/agdA7d
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Hey Rachel… Here is my Favorite Game Day Face. Enjoy!!
http://cupofdaisies.blogspot.com/2010/11/game-day-face.html
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One of my favorite, and easiest dips. When I’m feeling particularly wild, I use Pepper Jack Velveeta too, gives it an extra kick.
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If I were to win, consider me selfish, but I would serve it to my family on 20 different occasions!!! We are a family of 5, so if it feeds 100, then it would last along time. No seriously, I would donate some of it to my local food pantry so others could enjoy it too. When people utilize a food pantry, often times they don’t et to enjoy the extras like this. I spent many years of my childhood eating from local food pantries and mac ‘n cheese and rice dishes are good, but they get tiresome fast. So, I would share.
Oh, I love Rotel!!! I remember not being able to find it after moving to IL and I had my mom ship it up from OK. YUM!
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Although I am not a huge football fan, I do like to watch it. I would have a football-watching party with my cousins who are HUGE COLTS fans too!!
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I took a picture of my game face and tweeted it: http://twitter.com/AmazingGreis/status/29410675232
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I’m chuckling because every. single. commercial. during Penn State games on the Big 10 Network is about Rotel and Velveeta queso. And YES, we have always eaten it at tailgate parties. Love the stuff. If we won the prize pack we would totally throw a big party for whatever bowl game Penn State ends up going to this year
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Being a buckeye, I’d most definitely use it to serve at an Ohio State bowl game party. I always make dips for football games.
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If I won, I’d feed all the wonderful ladies in my Mother’s of Preschoolers (MOPS) group because they deserve it!
If I won, I would definitely have my first ever football party!
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I tweeted it! http://twitter.com/#!/ShirleyB1996/status/29420287006
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That’s my favorite dip to bring, too, and people are always shocked at how easy it is! I like to add fresh cilantro. I would use this as a Texas app on Thanksgiving.
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Rotel and Velveeta were just made for each other… I would so be using this for our Super Bowl party if I won! Being an Indiana girl, gotta root for those Colts!!!
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Oh, I think this pack would help supply several church functions!
If I won, I’d have my family over…grown kids and grandkids. We can eat a full recipe of this in no time flat. It is one of our “go to” appetizers at almost all of our gatherings. I can’t imagine this being new to anyone…oh, yeah, there are places outside of Texas! Bless their hearts to have missed out on this treat for so long.