Rotel Dip Recipe

This cheesy Rotel dip could not be easier to make! 3 simple ingredients, crumbled sausage, Rotel, and velveeta cheese. This dip is meaty, cheesy, and spicy, perfect for dipping flat bread, crispy tortilla chips, or using as a topping on tacos. This recipe makes a wonderful appetizer for game day, holidays, and parties.

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Why You Will Love This

• Super easy to make and only uses a single pan.
• A real crowd pleaser, this appetizer is perfect for the Super bowl, parties, or holiday gatherings.
• The flavor from the Rotel and cooked sausage is heavenly with a crispy tortilla chip.
• You can whip this up in no time as a last minute hor d’oeuvres.

What is in Easy Rotel Dip

Just 3 simple ingredients.

• Velveeta cheese – This cheese is creamy and tangy, perfect for a cheese dip. You could use cream cheese and cheese whiz in place of velveeta if you can’t find it.
• Rotel canned tomatoes – a little more zip than a regular can of tomatoes. Adds a lot of flavor.
• Pork sausage (fresh or frozen) – remove the casings from your favorite sausage and add it to the pan! I like to use a spicy sausage like chorizo.

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Variations

• Spicy Rotel dip – Use a spicy sausage like chorizo or hot Italian sausage for some extra heat. You can only add a can of chopped green chilies. 
• Cream Cheese Rotel Dip – If you can’t find velveeta cheese, use a brick of cream cheese and some cheese whiz instead!
• Vegetarian Rotel Dip – Trade out the sausage for sauteed onion, peppers, or your favorite veggie meat.
• Taco meat Rotel Dip – Instead of pork sausage, you can use taco ground beef for a meaty variation on this recipe.

How to adjust the spice factor of this dip?

If you would like to reduce the heat of this dip, use a can of standard diced tomatoes instead. For a hotter dip, add canned green chilies, chopped jalapeno, or ancho chili powder.

What is in Rotel?

Rotel is a brand of canned tomatoes with added green chilies for some extra spice.

What to serve as dippers for the dip?

Serve this dip with anything sturdy. You want something that can handle the thick, cheesy, meaty goodness of this dip. Tortilla chips (like scoops!), melba toast, pork rinds, or crackers all work well.

How to store dip?

Let the dip cool completely before storage.  Store leftover dip in an airtight container and place in the fridge for up to 3 days.

This dip can also be frozen for up to 3 months! Thaw frozen dip in the fridge. Over heat on the stove in a saucepan, or in the crock pot for a quick thaw and serve as a party appetizer.

What is the film that forms on top of the cheesy Rotel dip?

Depending on which sausage you used, there could be a layer of fat that settles to the top of the dip. You can either stir it in, or if you don’t want that drain the cooked sausage completely before adding the cheese.

What to do if the dip is too thick?

If the dip cooks too long and is too thick, add a splash of cream to the pot and stir until smooth.

Rotel Dip Pro Tips

• If the sausage renders a lot of fat, drain it off into a disposable container before adding the cheese.
• Don’t let the dip get too hot during cooking or the cheese could break resulting in a broken dip.

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