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Instant Pot Rotel Queso Dip

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Instant Pot Rotel Queso Dip

Mindy
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4 Servings
4 Ingredients
37 Comments

Our favorite queso dish now ready in less than 10 minutes! The creamy, cheesy taste of Velveeta pairs with fresh and spicy RO*TEL making this Instant Pot Rotel Queso Dip perfect for any occasion!

4 Servings
4 Ingredients
37 Comments

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cook Ground Italian Sausage
  • 5 ounces Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles
  • 2 cups chunk Pasteurized Processed Cheese, Queso Blanco
Serving Day Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons Water

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Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions

Easy Assembly/Dump and Go

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Divide ingredients among indicated number of freezer containers, in the order listed.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

Prog. Pressure Cooker

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Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
  2. Add all ingredients to inner pot.
  3. Lock lid into place and seal steam nozzle.
  4. Cook on high pressure for 1 minute.
  5. Let pressure release naturally for at least 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe
4 Servings
Serving Size
about 1/2 cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories
360
Total Fat
27g
Saturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
77mg
Sodium
1345mg
Total Carbohydrates
8g
Fiber
0g
Sugar
5g
Protein
17g
WW Freestyle
13

37 Comments

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    1. Susan, we’d suggest “keep warm” for that. However, “slow cook” might also work if you use a low setting, just so you don’t burn the cheese!

        1. Jason, we are so sorry you had burning issues. A few recommendations: try low pressure instead of high pressure, and saute/cook on manual for less time than stated if you are still having issues. Let us know how that goes for you as we would love for you to be able to enjoy this recipe.

        2. It’s going to cook while it’s heating up prior to the timer beginning. I added 2/3 cups of water with my meat and turned on steam. I hit the timer for my food to cook. My meat cooked during the warming process. I added my cheese and rotel. My dip was cooked 1 minute into the set timer.

  1. I would like to make this for 20-25 ppl this Saturday, Would you say double or triple ingredients? And what about cook time?

    1. Sorry about that! A few recommendations: try low pressure instead of high pressure, and saute on manual for less time than stated if you are still having issues. Let us know how that works!

  2. This is a question.Can I use liners in my multi cooker?And how long can I keep cheese dip in pot? Party for group. Do I put the lid on pot? I’m new at this

    1. Hi Sheila, You should not use liners in your pressure cooker. It gets really hot and could ruin your inner bowl. You should be able to use the keep warm function on your pot for a couple hours, especially if you’re taking this to a party. I would just stir the dip periodically and watch it. It would be good to keep the lid on if you aren’t using it. Hope this helps!

    1. Hi Erika, for this recipe, you would set your Instant Pot to cook on high pressure (some older models also have the manual button which can also be used). I hope this helps.

  3. I cooked this in pressure cooker for the first time yesterday. I used lowest setting and cooked about 5-6 mins. Let the steam out. Stirred
    Kept on warm after. No problems.

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  5. Just used cooker for first time. Easy. Like the idea of slow cook probably best. If doubled like i did i wouldnt double the water all the way. Maybe 3/4 of whats called for. As it cools thickens great. Just the right texture. Looking foward to cooking on it more. Got it for a present and came in broken. The back grip is broke. Cant return but thats ok. Ill deal with it. Nice cooker. Enjoy.

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    1. Press the “Sauté” function key.
      Select a temperature with the “Adjust” key for “Normal”, “More” or “Less”.
      When Instant Pot reaches the given working temperature, it displays “Hot” and you can start sautéing/browning meat.
      One full “Sauté” session will run for 30 minutes.

  6. So you’re saying to put the ground beef in their uncooked along with the other ingredients and not drain the grease is that correct?

    1. Hi Pat,
      You want to put cooked ground italian sausage along with the other ingredients. Since this is cooked the night before, it would be drained – but you would not want to add it uncooked.

    1. We haven’t let it cook on slow cook in the Instant Pot. A question was asked about using the Instant Pot to keep it warm and we suggested using the keep warm or slow cook feature but we haven’t tested this. We do have a slow cooker version here that you could use. We have only tested and tried this using it as a pressure cooker. Let us know how it goes!