Southern Cheese Dip

Directions

Ingredients :

5 tablespoons butter

5 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon ketchup

½ teaspoon chili powder

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

1 ¾ cups milk

1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)

liquid drained and reserved

2 (8 ounce) packages processed cheese food (such as Velveeta ®)

cut into small chunks

Methods :

Melt butter in a pan over medium-low heat; whisk flour into the melted butter until smooth, about 1 minute. Stir in ketchup, chili powder, and garlic powder until incorporated.

Slowly stir milk into mixture until smooth. Add tomatoes with green chile peppers; whisk in processed cheese food. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in reserved juice from tomatoes if dip is too thick.