Cheesy Taco Dip Slow Cooker Recipe

Just in time for Fall football tailgates and chilly weekends, I am sharing my cheesy taco dip slow cooker recipe! I actually made this last week for one of Dave’s Fantasy Football Drafts. At one point, someone asked who made the “amazing dip”, and everyone else chimed in. This is a definite crowd-pleaser, and perfect to pair with chips!

This is a relatively low-maintenance recipe, but does involve some “prep work”. Keep reading for the recipe, or watch this short Reel video from Instagram:

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Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
velveeta cheese block
medium chunky salsa (whole jar)
1 hot & spicy taco seasoning packet
1/2 cup of diced onions
1 can of diced green chilies (mild or hot, to taste!)
A slow cooker
Optional: slow cooker bag! (Saves you from cleaning up hardened cheese!)

** This recipe serves 20-30.

Recipe:

Start by browning the ground beef in a saucepan. Halfway through, add the diced onion.
Once the meat is fully browned, drain, and pour the ground beef and onion mixture into your slow cooker.
Top the ground beef mixture with the cheese, salsa, chilies, and taco seasoning. No need to mix!
Cook on low 4-6 hours. Stir to mix halfway through.
Once it’s ready, switch your slow cooker to “warm”, so you’re not still cooking it, but so the cheese stays melted.
Serve with chips, shredded cheese, and/or guacamole!

I have a larger crockpot, but use this smaller size for making dips. It’s much easier to transport, and I find it fits this recipe perfectly!

The last time I made this recipe was the first time I’ve ever used a slow cooker liner. OMG GUYS. The bag was a little annoying at first, since I was fitting it into a rather small crockpot, but clean-up was a breeze! We took this to our friends’ house for the draft, and then transported it home. It was late and I was not in the mood to scrub hardened cheese out of my slow cooker. There was virtually no mess with the liner bag. 👏🏻

If you’re making this recipe for kids, or just aren’t a fan of super-spicy things, you can sub the Hot & Spicy taco seasonings for regular taco seasoning (or a low sodium option), and you will have a more mild heat level!

Check out another family-favorite crockpot recipe here for white chicken chili!

Happy dipping! 😉