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Rotel Dip in a cast iron skillet
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Rotel Dip

Brighten their day and make your mouth happy with this delicious Rotel dip that blends savory and cheesy to create a blissful dunking event!
Course Appetizer, Dip
Cuisine American
Keyword How Do I make Rotel Dip Recipe, How to make Rotel Dip Recipe, Rotel Dip, Rotel Dip Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 163kcal
Author Kathleen

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bulk pork sausage
  • 16 ounces processed cheese (such as Velveeta), cubed
  • 1 (14 ounce) can Rotel, undrained
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder

Instructions

  • In a skillet, brown sausage (1 pound), crumbling with a wooden spoon. Cook until there is no longer any pink. Drain excess grease.
    How to make Rotel Dip, cooking pork sausage
  • Turn heat down to medium and stir in the remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring frequently until cheese has melted and the mixture is smooth.
    How to make Rotel Dip, mixing all ingredients in the skillet
  • Serve with scoop style corn chips.
    Rotel Dip topped with scoop style corn chips in a cast iron skillet

Notes

  1. Sausage – Use your favorite pork variety here. You’ll want it ground, sautéed, and drained. It gives the dip that extra savory satisfying flavor. Of course, if you don’t eat pork other types of sausage will work too. I generally use Jimmy Dean Premium Pork Regular Sausage Roll (regular flavor)
  2. Cheese – Velveeta is my favorite for this dip. It’s probably the most popular by far but just about any type of processed cheese will work. It just seems to melt better into that creamy consistency we’re looking for. I recommend cutting it into small pieces, so it melts better.
    • You’ll want to stir your dip pretty constantly as the cheese is melting. It’ll help prevent burning and get everything blended into one awesome cohesive flavor profile.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 544mg | Potassium: 221mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 265IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 1mg