Traeger Smoked Queso con Carne and Cheesy Cowboy Caviar Chicken Dip
Channel: Mason Woodruff
Date: 2022-07-19

There's no shortage of Traeger smoked queso recipes, but I wanted to throw my hat in the ring with two (kinda) lower calorie spins using this month's hot item—cowboy caviar. 

The first queso con carne recipe uses taco seasoned extra lean ground beef, reduced fat cream cheese, Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, cowboy caviar, fire roasted tomatoes, and diced green chiles. 

And the second chicken cheese dip combines pulled rotisserie chicken with the same cheese blend, a little milk or cream, cowboy caviar, and frozen fire roasted corn. 

Both go on a Traeger grill at 250ºF for 30-40 minutes before stirring and going another 15-20 minutes. You can also bake in a 400ºF oven for 15-20 minutes, stirring everything together about halfway through. (Pro tip for the oven: Add shredded cheese and broil for the final few minutes.)

Grab the printable recipe cards with more ingredient substitution notes at the links below. 

Full Cheesy Chicken Dip Recipe: https://withthewoodruffs.com/traeger-smoked-cheese-dip-with-chicken

Full Queso con Carne Recipe: https://withthewoodruffs.com/traeger-smoked-queso-dip