The Best Queso Fundido (with poblano peppers)

Queso fundido is a delicious Mexican queso recipe, that is loaded with gooey melted Mexican cheese that sits on top of roasted poblanos and onions. It is so full of flavor and it is so easy to make. Serve this for game day, BBQs, or whenever you are hosting friends for a treat everyone will love.

I've recently been on a writing streak documenting some of my favorite Mexican recipes that I get to enjoy here in Texas and this queso is one of them.

If you love a good cheese pull, this easy queso fundido (which translates to molten cheese) is the recipe for you. This Mexican cheese dip also goes by another name, queso flameado which you may have seen on menus in Mexican restaurants.

This dip is made with just cheese, peppers, and onions but I have included variations below if you want to add more. It is my tried and true recipe for making queso and it does not disappoint!

It is pure heaven!

Ingredients You Will Need

• Asadero Cheese. Here in Texas, this is really easy to find. If you cannot find this type of cheese, Oaxaca cheese or Muenster cheese works great too, and is more readily available.
• Jack cheese. Make sure to buy plain jack cheese and not pepper jack cheese.
• Poblano Pepper.
• Spanish Onion.
• Tomato.
• Optional ingredients: Adobo seasoning and red peppers. I love adding adobo seasoning to the poblanos when they cook but you can leave this out if you do not have it. I also like to add red peppers when I want to bulk up the queso dip with more veggies.

You want to make sure you use cheese that is in a block form so you can grate it yourself. Pre-shredded cheese has a coating on the cheese to prevent it from sticking and it will affect how the cheese melts.

A little extra work (only 5 minutes) in grating your own cheese makes all the difference in the final product.

How to make queso fundido

When making this, you want to make sure you are using a heavy-bottom oven-proof pan. I like using cast iron because it retains heat well and it is traditional with this queso recipe.

The first step is sautéing the poblano peppers and onions in a pan for a few minutes until they soften up a bit. I like to add a little adobo seasoning at this point.

Once they are softened, add the quartered tomato and cook for one minute.

Once the peppers, onions, and tomato are softened you are going to add the shredded cheese to the hot pan and it goes right into the oven! The queso (cheese) actually starts to melt right away.

The queso only needs about 10 minutes in a hot pre-heated 375-degree oven to become molten hot and bubbly.

Tip: If you like crispy cheese, go ahead and leave the queso in the oven a little longer until you see the edges start to brown up a bit.

Serving Ideas

Queso fundido dip is served with warmed flour tortillas. You scoop the gooey melted Mexican cheese right into the tortillas.

This is my favorite way to enjoy this. Just sitting around a table with friends, having a delicious cocktail, and eating gooey cheese tucked inside tortillas. You can also serve this queso with tortilla chips to dip into the melted cheese.

If I have time, I like to make my Spanish mussels to go along with this queso since both are small bites that are great for sharing.

If you do use tortilla chips, make sure they are thick tortilla chips that can stand up to the weight of the melted cheese.

FAQ

Variations

Queso fundido can be served with or without chorizo.

If you want to add a meaty bite to the recipe, you can sauté up one link of Mexican chorizo before you cook the poblano peppers and onions and follow the rest of the recipe the same.

Pairing Ideas