Solar Eclipse Party Creamy Beef Queso Dip

I made this themed appetizer for dinner inspired by the recent Total Solar Eclipse.

Four ingredients are melted together to make the ultimate easy, cheesy, and creamy dip that is a little eclipse of heaven!

We drove to the middle of the state to experience the total eclipse April 8th, and it was such an amazing experience to see in person.

We stopped in Clarksville at the city park and got a good spot on the lawn to watch the hour long event.

At 1:50, the sky darkened, it got cooler, and everyone cheered!

We watched the eclipse in its Totality for 3 1/2 min.

It really was an experience of a lifetime, and I am glad I got to see it was my kids and husband!

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Solar Eclipse Party Creamy Beef Queso Dip

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 10 oz can Rotel tomatoes I used fire roasted
• 8 oz package cream cheese softened and cubed
• 2 cups shredded Mexican mix cheese
• black bean chips for topping and dipping
• orange tortilla or nacho chips for topping and dipping

Instructions

• Add ground beef to a large skillet over medium heat.
• Cook, breaking up, until no longer pink.
• Drain grease and turn heat down to medium low.
• Pour in Rotel and cubed cream cheese.
• Cook, stirring until melted and completely combined.
• Remove from the heat and stir in 2 cups of shredded cheese until creamy and melted.
• Pour into a round pan for the sun shape like a pie dish or cast iron.
• Top with black bean chips on half, slightly crushed then add the orange chips, slightly crushed in a crescent moon shape.
• Fill in any open space with the black bean chips so it resembles an Eclipse!
• Serve queso warm with additional tortilla chips in a bowl on the side.

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For The Love of Food Blog

I love how easy this appetizer is and in my opinion there are a few special ingredients that really “make” this queso over the moon (ha get it?!).

The fire roasted Rotel, which isn’t spicy but more sweet and lightly smokey is my favorite. Then of course, cream cheese, my old go to for making dip rich and creamy. And finally, these Beanitos black bean tortilla chips. I needed black chips for the Eclipse look. These look great but also taste delicious. My daughters compare the taste to Sun Chips!

Add ground beef to a large skillet over medium heat. Cook, breaking up, until no longer pink.

Drain grease and turn heat down to medium low.

Pour in Rotel and cubed cream cheese. 

 Cook, stirring until melted.

When completely combined, remove from heat. 

Remove from the heat and stir in 2 cups of shredded cheese until creamy and melted.

Pour into a round pan for the sun shape like a pie dish or cast iron. 

Top with black bean chips on half, slightly crushed then add the orange chips, slightly crushed in a crescent moon shape.

Fill in any open space with the black bean chips so it resembles an Eclipse!

Serve queso warm with additional tortilla chips in a bowl on the side.