Ground Beef Nacho Dip (with Velveeta Cheese)

Ground Beef Nacho Dip is creamy, a little spicy, and so cheesy! Cooked and crumbled ground beef with two kinds of cheese, rotel, black beans, sour cream, and seasonings. It’s the perfect dip for any gathering or try it for a Super Bowl party.

If you want more delicious dip recipes then be sure and try Fiesta Ranch Dip or White Queso Dip. I love making a trio of dips with tortilla chips for everyone to snack on. 

Amazing Cheesy Dip Recipe with Ground Beef

I don’t crave a lot of appetizers or dips but there is something about this ‘amazing-cheesy-and-so creamy-stuffed with all the good stuff-Ground Beef Nacho Dip’ that I just can’t get enough of. It’s warm and so cheesy thanks to the velveeta cheese and cream cheese! Black beans, taco seasoning, rotel, and sour cream round out all the amazing flavors in this dip. 

Serve with some tortilla chips and watch it get devoured! There are several ways to customize this cheesy dip so make sure and read below for all my tips and suggestions.

Ingredients Needed

• Lean Ground Beef – I prefer using 96/4 or 93/7 ground beef for this recipe. I don’t like a lot of extra grease or oil in the ground beef dip, so I always use a lean cut and then also drain the excess grease after cooking it. 
• Velveeta Cheese – Yes, please use it! I actually love Velveeta cheese because it melts so silky smooth and gives really great flavor to things. I have never used shredded cheese in this recipe. You can try it, but shredded cheese won’t melt as smoothly and be as silky as the Velveeta cheese. Make sure the cheese is cubed so it will melt and soften faster once added into the skillet pan. 
• Cream Cheese – For best taste and thick texture I recommend using the full-fat cream cheese and not the 1/3 reduced-fat. 
• Black Beans
• Rotel – Even using the mild rotel can be a little spicy. If you want a very mild dip then try using petite diced tomatoes instead. Or use petite diced tomatoes with green chilies. When combined with the Velveeta cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream the heat from the Rotel becomes very mild and pairs perfectly. 
• Taco Seasoning – I prefer the mild taco seasoning, and that’s what the recipe has been tested with, but feel free to use any packet of taco seasoning you want. 
• Sour Cream
• Salt & Cumin
• Tortilla Chips & Sliced Green Onions – It’s best to serve this dip with tortilla chips and garnish the top with green onions (if wanted) before serving it hot. 

How To Make Cheesy Ground Beef Nacho Dip with Velveeta Cheese

1. Cook and crumble the ground beef in a skillet pan, over medium-high heat, until no longer pink. I prefer using a ground meat chopper to really get small crumbled ground beef. Drain the excess grease/moisture from the pan. 
2. Add the cubed Velveeta cheese and cubed cream cheese to the cooked ground beef. Stir until combined together well and cheese is melted. 
3. Add the black beans, rotel, taco seasoning, sour cream, salt, and cumin. Stir to combine. Cover the skillet pan with a lid, reduce the heat to low, and let it cook for 10-15 minutes. 
4. Garnish the dip with some green onion and serve hot with some tortilla chips. 

Ground Beef Nacho Dip FAQ’s

• How Do I Serve This Hot Cheesy Dip?

  • This dip needs to be served immediately while it’s warm. 
  • If you are serving it for a party, and want to leave it out longer, then transfer the hot cooked dip to a slow cooker on the ‘warm’ setting. It can stay in there for several hours. The dip does firm up the longer it sits off the stove top at room temperature. So you’ll want to make sure you have it on a low heat source if leaving it at room temperature for a couple hours during a party or gathering. 

• Substitution & Variation Ideas

  • There are lots of ways to switch up this recipe. Here are some ideas.
    • Make It Spicy! : Use a can of hot Rotel, add some chili powder or cayenne red pepper, add a can of diced green chilies or chopped jalapeños, or try using a packet of spicy taco seasoning. The recipe as is, has a mild spice to it so if you like really spicy then you’ll want to add something to it. 
    • Velveeta Cheese : There are other varieties of processed Velveeta cheese that you can use. There is white queso blanco version, spicier Mexican version, or a lower-fat version with 2% milk. Any of them will work. 
    • Ground Meat : Feel free to use ground turkey instead of ground beef, or you can even use some ground sausage or chorizo if you really want to. Just make sure that you drain the excess grease and oil before adding the other ingredients. 

• How To Store & Reheat Leftovers

  • Store any leftover dip inside an airtight container, in the fridge, for up to 3 days. Leftovers will harden and firm up quite a bit in the fridge. 
  • To reheat leftover hot dip, place the dip inside a skillet pan or saucepan, and heat over medium heat until it’s warmed throughout. You will probably want to add some water, broth, or milk to make it silky smooth again. 

• Do I Have To Use Velveeta Cheese?

  • My answer to that is YES please do! Of course, you could try using shredded cheddar cheese instead but the dip won’t be as cheesy, and silky smooth like it is with the Velveeta cheese. I also love the flavor that Velveeta adds. Maybe I am weird, but I don’t hate it at all. 
  • If you decide to use shredded cheese then I suggest shredding it yourself and adding it slowly, one handful at a time, and mix until combined. The flavor might be different so you’ll have to test it and see if you need to add some more seasonings or salt. 

• My Dip Seems Really Thick, Can I Make It Thinner?

  • Yes! If the dip is too thick for your preference, or maybe it has sat out for longer and got thick, there is a way to fix it! Simply add some milk until it’s at the consistency you prefer. When adding the milk, make sure that you do it over the stove top heat and stir until it’s combined well and warmed throughout. 

Recipe Tips

Here are a few of my helpful tips so that you can have success recreating this recipe in your own kitchen ♥

• Full Fat Dairy Products : For the best taste and texture I highly recommend using full fat sour cream and cream cheese in this recipe. The reduced-fat stuff can be used but I find it not as thick and creamy, and it does not taste as good (more watered down). 
• Drain Ground Beef : To avoid a greasy and oily dip make sure that you drain the ground beef of all the excess moisture, grease, and oil in the pan from cooking. 
• Use Velveeta Cheese : Just trust me on this one! It’s the only thing that will give you that creamy, silky smooth, totally cheesy tasty dip.
• Serve with Tortilla Chips : I love to serve this dip with an assortment of tortilla chips. My family loves the lightly salted Tostitos or you can try serving it with nacho flavored tortilla chips, lime flavored chips, etc. 
• Keep It Warm For Serving : If you are planning on serving this dip for a party, gathering, football watch party then you’ll want to make sure that you keep it warmed throughout to avoid the dip firming up and cooling. Place the dip (after it has cooked on the stove top) inside a slow cooker on the ‘warm’ setting. It stays warm for several hours like that. 

More Recipes with Velveeta Cheese You’ll Love

• Cheesy Vegetable Chowder – My favorite! 
• Cheeseburger Biscuit Cups – Biscuit cups filled with a cheesy hamburger mixture. 
• Cheesy Taco Spaghetti Casserole – Spaghetti + cheese + taco flavors!
• Broccoli Cheese Soup with Velveeta Cheese – My family’s favorite. 
• Cheeseburger Soup – Ground beef, potatoes simmer in a seasoned chicken broth base with lots of cheese added at the end. 
• Cheesy Taco Soup – The classic soup but in a cheesy and creamy version!