Very Easy Quick and Cheesy Cheese Dip

If you follow my posts here, this recipe will not fit the standard. But if you do any challenges with me you will hear me say 100% of the time that my motto is "progress not perfection" and "moderation not deprivation."  My philosophy is that when we deprive ourselves of the foods we love, we end up over doing it later.  Plus depriving ourselves of the things we love is not a way to live!  My health philosophy is about finding balance - a balance between feeding our bodies the things it needs while also enjoying the delicious things the kitchen has to offer us.

So that being said, during Christmas I was in charge of bringing an apetizer to one of our parties.  I decided to make a cheese dip I've heard a lot about.  It was so easy to make and really was quite delicious.  Ok it was very delicious.  So make it for your next gathering and you will be the talk of the party. It seems like it takes more effort than it really does.  I had tons of friends recommend recipes for this and I ended up sampling from all the recommendations and this is what I came up with.  

Here's What You Need:

32 oz Velveeta block of cheese

14 oz can of Rotel diced tomatoes (I did mild but you can choose based on your audience)

1 lb of lean ground beef (you can also use pork or ground turkey)

Some people also add in a cream cheese to make this even thicker or just use the cream cheese instead of Velveeta so there are a lot of variations you can try out here!)

Here's What You Do:

1.  Cube the cheese (so it cooks faster) and then add to crock pot

2.  Brown and drain the meat

3.  Add meat and Rotel to the crock pot

4.  Cook on high for about 2 hours or until cheese is melted

  

Now you can serve this with a variety of options.  We just used Lime Chips and the Whole Grain Scoops.  I imagine it would be great with a toasted french bread. Our party was out in a barn so the chips and dip worked perfectly.

Thanks to all my friends who helped me create this recipe!  

Enjoy,

This seems silly on a post about cheese dip!  It made me laugh when I added it but like I said - it is about balance.  So, New Year and it is a great time to jump in!!!