# Restaurant Style Salsa and Queso

A delicious and easy recipe for restaurant-style salsa and queso paired with homemade tortilla chips.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 roma tomatoes
- 2 jalapeños
- 1 large poblano pepper
- 1 quartered onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 0.5 cup cilantro
- 1 to 2 limes juiced
- 1 to 2 tsp chicken bouillon powder
- 1 to 2 tsp cumin
- 1 to 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 to 2 tsp salt
- cayenne pepper
- 16 to 24 oz evaporated milk
- 12 to 16 oz white American/pepper jack cheese slices
- 0.25 to 0.5 cup diced hatch green chiles
- tortilla chips
- oil for frying

## Instructions

1. Sear the Roma tomatoes, poblano peppers, jalapeños, onions, and garlic in a pan.
2. Flip the vegetables to get a nice sear on all sides.
3. Add the seared vegetables to a food processor or blender.
4. Add chicken bouillon powder, salt, pepper, and ground cumin to the food processor.
5. Add fresh cilantro to the food processor.
6. Squeeze fresh lime juice into the food processor.
7. Blend or pulse the ingredients until it reaches your desired consistency for the salsa.
8. Add evaporated milk to a pot for the queso.
9. Add slices of white American cheese and pepper jack cheese to the pot.
10. Add diced hatch green chilies to the queso mixture.
11. Add a dash of cayenne pepper to the queso.
12. Fry the tortilla chips.
13. Immediately season the fried tortilla chips with salt.
14. Plate the salsa, queso, and tortilla chips in nice bowls, ensuring the queso is served hot.

## Equipment

- food processor or blender
- cast iron pan or skillet
- tongs
- pot
- wooden spoon
- skimmer
- baking sheet
- wire rack
- bowls

## Tips

- Use sliced white American cheese and sliced pepper jack cheese for the perfect queso.
- Serve the queso hot.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatwitzo/video/7518174216957496607
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2f5bbbdc-d108-4638-a862-f370327212f2
- Extracted: 2025-10-16

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