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Copycat Freebirds Queso

Published: Aug 15, 2023 · Modified: Jan 24, 2025 by Audrey · This post may contain affiliate links

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This Copycat Freebirds Queso is an easy copycat recipe to recreate at home. It is rich, creamy, and goes great with tortilla chips or with a homemade burrito!

Close up view of Copycat Freebirds Queso. There are tortilla chips around the bowl.

I love making copycat recipes at home to save time and money. This copycat Freebirds queso is great for parties or taco nights. There is nothing like a good bowl of queso to go with crunchy tortilla chips.

Copycat Freebirds Queso in a white bowl surrounded by tortilla chips.

Looking for more awesome dips? This creamy green avocado dip, crockpot chili cheese queso, and guacamole without onions are some of my other favorites.

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  • 🧡 Why you’ll love this recipe
  • 🧀 Ingredients needed
  • 🌶️Variations
  • ⏲️ Recipe instructions (step by step guide)
  • 👩🏻‍🍳 Tips
  • 🥡 How to store leftovers
  • 📋 Recipe FAQs
  • Copycat Freebirds Queso

🧡 Why you’ll love this recipe

This copycat Freebirds queso is an easy copycat recipe to make at home. It is perfect for parties, tailgating, or whenever a hankering for queso occurs.

🧀 Ingredients needed

The ingredients needed to make Copycat Freebirds Queso.

For this cheese dip, you will need:

  • White American cheese: You will want a block of white American cheese (such as Velveeta).
  • Milk: I recommend using whole milk or 2% milk.
  • Canned chipotle peppers: Measure these carefully as they can be quite strong. If you need ideas on how to use up the rest of the can be sure to also check out this Crockpot Chicken Tinga or Crockpot Chipotle Chicken Chili.
  • Roma tomatoes
  • Cilantro
  • White onion
  • Jalapeno pepper: Be sure to remove the seeds before using. You will only need about ¼ of a pepper. You can use more or less depending on your spice preference.
  • Lime or lime juice
  • Cumin and salt: The seasonings for the queso.

🌶️Variations

If you want a spicier queso, add more chiptole peppers or more jalapeno to your pico de gallo.

⏲️ Recipe instructions (step by step guide)

A collage with four images which is a step by step guide on how to make Copycat Freebirds Queso.

In a food processor, blend one tablespoon of your canned chipotle peppers. Blend until smooth (image 1).

Cut your cheese into cubes then add it to a large pot that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Add in the milk, cumin, and blended chipotle peppers. Melt over a medium low heat, stirring frequently (image 2).

While the cheese melts, finely dice your onion, cilantro, tomatoes, and ¼ of a regular sized jalapeno with the seeds removed. Mix together with 1 to 2 teaspoons of lime juice (image 3).

Add to melted cheese and stir well (image 4). Add salt to taste. Serve with tortilla chips.

👩🏻‍🍳 Tips

  • Heat the queso on medium to low and stir frequently to avoid burning it.
  • If your grocery store carries pre-made pico de gallo it is a great shortcut to save time.
  • Do a taste test before adding more chipotle peppers. They are very strong.

🥡 How to store leftovers

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in your fridge. This dip will keep for three to four days after making.

📋 Recipe FAQs

Copycat Freebirds Queso in a white bowl surrounded by tortilla chips.
Is Freebirds like Chiptole?

Yes, Freebirds is similar to Chipotle. It is a “fast casual” Tex-Mex restaurant that focuses on burritos and bowls.

What kind of cheese is best for queso?

White American cheese is a great choice for queso dip. It is what a lot of restaurants use in their queso dips.

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If you tried this Copycat Freebirds Queso or any other recipe on my site, please leave a ⭐ rating and let me know how it goes in the 📝 comments below. I would love to hear from you!

Close up view of Copycat Freebirds Queso. There are tortilla chips around the bowl.

Copycat Freebirds Queso

Audrey
This Copycat Freebirds Queso is an easy copycat recipe to recreate at home. It is rich, creamy, and goes great with tortilla chips or with a homemade burrito!
5 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Dip / Dressing
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 8 servings (1 batch)
Calories 237 kcal

Equipment

  • Large pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound white American cheese such as Velveeta
  • 1 cup milk 2% or whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon canned chipotle peppers
  • 2 Roma tomatoes
  • ½ white onion
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice fresh or bottled
  • ¼ jalapeno pepper seeds removed
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a food processor, blend one tablespoon of your canned chipotle peppers. Blend until smooth.
  • Cut your cheese into cubes then add it to a large pot that has been sprayed with non-stick spray.
    1 pound white American cheese
  • Add in the milk, cumin, and blended chipotle peppers.
    1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 tablespoon canned chipotle peppers
  • Melt over a medium low heat, stirring frequently.
  • While the cheese melts, finely dice your onion, cilantro, tomatoes, and ¼ of a regular sized jalapeno with the seeds removed. Mix together with 1 to 2 teaspoons of lime juice.
    2 Roma tomatoes, ½ white onion, 2 tablespoons cilantro, 2 teaspoons lime juice, ¼ jalapeno pepper
  • Add to melted cheese and stir.
  • Add salt to taste. Serve with tortilla chips.
    salt

Notes

Any nutritional information is an estimate by online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
Be sure to remove the jalapeno seeds before using. You will only need about ¼ of a pepper. You can use more or less depending on your spice preference.
 
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in your fridge. This dip will keep for three to four days after making.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 237kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 12gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 961mgPotassium: 175mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 730IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 636mgIron: 1mg
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