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By now, you should all know that I love Velveeta, football, and I love Rotel!  RO*TEL makes for some great recipes and when you combine with cheese, of course you get awesome cheese dip!  If you haven’t tried it, you have no clue what you’re missing!   Because I know so many of you love Queso Dip, I wanted to be involved and share the latest campaign RO*TEL has cooked up for everyone.

Are you ready to feed YOUR game face and win a prize?!

Right now, you can enter in the Feed Your Game Face sweepstakes where the grand prize includes free groceries for a year and 2 tickets, flight and lodging to any college football game during the 2011 season. You can enter once a day to maximize your chances of winning and entering is SO simple! It only requires filling out a contact form.

While you’re there entering, check out their Share the Queso recipes, coupons, and instant win game!  There’s so much going on over there that you’ll need to put aside some time to browse through it all.  You can also enter to win a prize just by sharing YOUR game face!  I would LOVE to have a jersey!!!!  And if you need inspiration, here’s MY GAME FACE! GOOOOO HIGHLAND HORNETS!

NOW FOR GIVEAWAY HERE FOR YOU!

To get you in the game face, queso dip eatin’ mode, I have a great giveaway that will have you hosting an awesome little tailgate party of your own!

One winner will receive this prize pack below:

HOLY QUESO!!!!  Look at all that!  Queso for 100, $50 Grocery Gift Card, AND some extra goodies from FansEdge.  Oh my!

TO ENTER

Simply leave a comment here sharing a queso story!  You can tell me about your first time trying it or maybe the different versions you’ve had or what you’d with the prize pack if you won.  Be creative!

Additional, optional entries that can be left in a separate comment.

Giveaway ends on November 1st.

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  2. Todd says

    We have bonfires at my friends place about 5 or 6 times a year, and we always run out of food because more people show up than RSVP. I would make sure that everybody had enough queso at the bonfire, and because it is so good, they could take some home!!

  3. Roblyn Honeysucker says

    I make my queso with Jimmy Dean hot sausage for a spicier kick.

    roblyn66 at yahoo dot com

  5. Stephen W. says

    I’d have a “One Year Free of Cancer” party for my family, friends, doctors and nurses.

  6. mickeyfan says

    The first time we ever had it, my sister in law brought it. To this day, when someone wants it here, they ask for “Jacque dip”.

  12. Annette D says

    When my son was very small we went to eat at a Mexican restaurant and ordered queso. He absolutely loved cheese, so queso became his favorite new food! The only problem was, he was not the neatest eater and he left the restaurant covered in queso from head to toe. He is now 21 years old and still loves queso, but he now manages to finish a meal without food all over himself!

  14. brenda says

    if i had that prize pack there would be a world series game with lots of chips and dip and bbq in the near future! yessir!

  16. Annette D says

    My favorite football team is the University of Houston Cougars (because my son attends UH)
    Go Cougs!

  18. Mindie W says

    I remember eating queso in college ALL THE TIME! My roommate had a little tiny crockpot and we could make queso quickly with a bunch of green chile added in for good measure! What memories…

  21. Pat says

    Friendly workers arrived on time to paint my house. They sang and laughed and seemed to enjoy their work. Each day for 3 days I’d invite them to sit at my patio umbrella table at lunch time. I made sure they had plenty of iced tea and I prepared lunch for them. Queso was their favorite dish.

  22. Pat says

    The Forty-Niners are my favorite team. Okay, they got off to a slow start but they are going to do more winning.

  27. Adrienne Gordon says

    we have a local mexican place that ha sthe best queso, you could actually go there and eat nothing but chips and queso and be happy.

  28. Linda Fish says

    The best queso I ever had was the TGIF frozen queso dip, so yummy, but now my store doesn’t carry it .

  29. Tari L. says

    My son’s birthday is coming up and I was thinking of doing a mexican food theme. The Queso would be perfect as an appetizer :).

  30. Michelle says

    If I won, I would use the prize pack for a big college football party. My husband and I are huge college football fans so this would give us a great excuse to throw a party.

  34. Linda Stewart says

    Queso is a staple product in our house. We always have the fixings for it and make it a couple of times every week. I recently picked up, by mistake, the hottest flavor of Rotel. I usually buy mild or original. I mixed up the Rotel & Cheese then set out the chips for dipping. Lil Bit loves Queso better than breathing so he dug right in. It wasn’t long before he had tears in his eyes from the dip being so much hotter than usual but God love him he didn’t stop eating it. He ate until he was about to pop and his little mouth was on fire. He kept saying ‘ot ot ot’ but he wouldn’t stop eating it. He loves it that much. I knew for sure the next time we had it he would approach slowly and sure enough the next time I made queso he dipped slowly and said “ot ot ot” then took a bite. He looked confused when it wasn’t so hot this time. BTW Lil Bit is only 19 months old :)

  35. Heather S says

    When I first tried it I didn’t think it would be good as I am picky but I really like it. If I won I would use it on Sat when we have people over to watch college football.

  39. McKim says

    I would use the ingredients for queso when my whole family will be together at the holidays. We are all dip and chip lovers.

  43. Jenn S. says

    I would throw a BTHO t.u. party for all my Aggie friends and family with the gift basket. :) What a fun basket. How I do love queso.

  46. Brandi Lowe says

    I.LOVE.QUESO. I could even eat it on a flip-flop (as Guy Fieri would say)!! The Velveeta/Rotel dip is one of my favorites because it is so easy to make. My favorite white queso is the kind you get at any Mexican restaurant. But…my most favorite queso is one that my friend Holly makes: Velveeta, Rotel, ground beef, and ground sausage (I think she uses chorizo). It is so yummy and spicy! Plus it is so filling you could make a meal out of it. It is really a hit with the guys because it is so meaty. This package would be great for a superbowl party!! Thanks for the giveaway, Lori! :)

  49. Emilie says

    We are huge football fans here! (Go vikes!) So I would definitely host a tailgating party. Doubt we’ll make it to a game this year but this would sure go a long way in helping us celebrate at home! And you are right, Rotel works great for dips! Gives it a nice little kick and wonderful flavor.

  53. mara says

    OMG! What a great giveaway! I had queso at my first tailgate. Then we took our 2-year-old son to his first football game last Saturday. what did we eat before the game? Queso of course.

  57. Kelly says

    The best queso I’ve ever eaten was at a Mexican place in North Carolina. I eat Mexican pretty frequently, and I’ve never found any quite as creamy or as deliciously spicy as that one!

  61. Andrea Dorn says

    My favorite team is the Vikings because my husband loves that team and he is the one that really loves football.

  63. Kristi C says

    The first time I tried Queso I fell in love with it. I fix queso about once a week just for me to snack on. I would have a football party with friends and family.

  65. Kimberly says

    My boyfriend makes the best queso dip. He mixes everything up and adds sour cream at the very end. That cool creaminess is so good.

  74. brandy nelson says

    I LOVE queso…So much that I will devour mass quantities of it in one sitting! I am pregnant, and this seems to be a spicy food baby. I would LOVE to win this, as it would keep my husband from having to run out to get me food at all hours of the night!

  75. Robin says

    We like to make Queso dip on Sundays this time of year. I usually make a meal that takes hors on that day, and we snack on Queso with chips & veggies, and other finger foods during the first football game. Dinner is ready by the end of the second game :)

  76. Andrea S. says

    I would make a nice little buffet of tacos, chicken enchiladas, and rice and beans. I love to cook big when we make Mexican for dinner, and invite people over. Its just a nice meal to share!

  82. Yvonne Butler says

    We love football and Saturday afternoon and night everybody gathers bringing snacks. I always make Rotel Cheese Dip, sometimes with just cheese and Rotel and sometimes adding ground beef My bunch wil eat it anyway. I just about have to make some and keep it in the ‘frige The boys go to see if any is made if they come over during the week.

  84. Yvonne Butler says

    My favorite team is the Opp Bobcats because my grandson plays for them but my favorite college team is Auburn Tigers Go Wareagles!

  86. Donna B. says

    My son’s 21 and in college, living in a dorm – it’ll be queso carnage if I win. LOL

    As you can tell, I’d give it to my son and let him throw a big end of term party :)

  88. Mari says

    The first time I tried rotel queso dip was at a football game party my dh dragged me to. The dip was the only thing about that party I enjoyed. what can I say, I am not a sports fan, I am a football widow!

  94. Shannon A says

    I had it a couple of weeks ago for the first time, my husband made it for me. It’s so good

  95. Sharon Harmon says

    Once I had nachos with queso, but the corn chips were blue corn chips and red tomato corn chips! It was delish! ;)

  99. chrystal says

    Talk about blue and white……I never would have guessed that was you!

    I’ll share my queso recipe.

    Saute’ a large onion and 2 tablespoons of diced garlic in a tablespoon of butter. Set burner as low as possible and let the onion and garlic mixture cool. Dice 2 pounds of Velveeta and add to onion mixture. Add 1 can of Rotel. Once it all melts together, it may be too thick for your likeness and if so, add another can of Rotel. To make more of a meal out of your queso, you can add 1 pound of either browned hamburger meat or sausage and get more of a filling snack.

    Next, dip chips and enjoy your favorite game!! I’m watching the Texas Rangers play right now, wooot wooot!!!

  107. Lynda E. says

    My son is in marching band and the drum major’s parents are kind enough to host an after game party every week, so I’d definitely donate the prize pack to them for all those hungry teenagers!

  108. nan lara says

    when i was a teenager my sister made queso for the first time for me..i loved it..nothing like it..i still can’t resist
    nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net

  113. Lori A. says

    I loooooove queso! I usually make your usual run-of-the-mill Rotel Queso. But what I usually think of when I think queso is our once a year family gathering at my mother-in-law’s. This is the gathering where it’s the only time of the year we see a lot of the people. My aunt-in-law (hehe) always brings her famous queso. She won’t tell us the recipe but it is SO good!

  120. Suzanne K says

    Since it’s winter and cold (or almost on both counts), it sounds like a perfect time for a queso party with all sorts of hot queso dips! Yum!

  125. Susan T says

    I love my Dad’s queso..He adds sausage or ground beef, jalepenos and not sure what else…He makes this around the holidays and we all love it. semtaylor(at)yahoo(dot)com

  129. Debbie Welchert says

    This is one of the first dips me and my husband ever made together. That was many years ago. But I can still remember it like it was yesterday. So whenever we make this dip it brings back wonderful memories.

  143. kelly says

    Every red blooded Texan LOVES queso!! Our favorite is to add a can of chili. I get the RSS, became a rotel fan, enter game day and LOVE THE RANGERS!! We only need one more game. Can’t wait for friday (w/queso).

  149. Kristi C says

    The first time I tried queso I fell in love with it. I always fix it for our parties and get togethers.

  151. Ellie W says

    I always make Rotel/Velveeta/Sausage dip for out family Christmas party. I would definitely use this prize package for that.
    One year the crock pot overturned in the floorboard on the way there and I had the biggest queso mess you’ve ever seen.

  183. VickieB says

    I don’t remember the first time I had queso, but I like it with chili (with or without beans) made with Ro*tel
    vlbsweeps at gmail dot com

  202. Jennifer C. says

    We love to make Velveeta Queso dip so much that I bought a small crock pot to keep it warm! I make it everytime we have friends over for football with Velveeta, Salsa, and Italian Sausage instead of Ground Beef and it is delicious!

  213. Marcia Goss says

    We love queso made with Ro-tel and Velveeta. We like to have it while watching football.

  254. Doug says

    favorite queso was a recipe I found in Epicurious, used for family football parties, was really good.

  269. geekbearinggifts says

    Had some awesome queso at a party once, and the woman who brought it was offended because while she was setting it out I asked her (based on what it looked like) whether it was made with Velveeta and chili. She informed me that it was made with “real chorizo”, but wouldn’t tell me anything else. Oh, well! Thanks for the fun offer so full of possibilities!

  287. Laura says

    I’ve tried making a few different queso dips, but always come back to using Rotel – it’s the yummiest!

  293. katklaw777 says

    I like to make Velveeta Queso dip and serve it in my small crock pot to keep it warm.
    I made it for the very first time about 10 years ago for Super Bowl Sunday .
    I make it with Velveeta, salsa, black olives and turkey sausage instead of Ground Beef and it is delicious. It is a fun, football fan friendly dip!

  301. Suzanne G says

    My queso story isn’t so much a story as an admission. I did not know it was called queso dip until reading this blog. I always thought of it as “nacho cheese dip.” I’m not the greatest cook, but I’m not a total rube. I’ve been making my own remoulades for 15 years. And tonight, I made a bearnaise butter.

  303. Meghan says

    I make my own recipe with velveeta, rotel, taco hamburger, refried beans and sour cream. First I cook the hamburger with taco seasoning, then spoon onto shells, cover with refried beans, then hamburger then queso and bake. When cooked serve with a bit of sour cream, yummy! Best on little individual chips like appetizers but can be made into a meal.

  307. Jaque R. says

    My favorite Queso is that which I make…I love spicy to the max…so I add fresh jalapenos, cilantro, and diced tamatillos….yum! :-) Great giveaway, thank you.

  309. Jaque R. says

    My favorite team…the Vikings! Wouldn’t it be great if they were the best team too?! :-)

  312. Theresa H says

    I got so mad at my then husband as we were leaving a friends house after a wonderful dinner. Why? Because he dropped my crockpot that was the ONE I used to make queso in. It shattered. It took me 5 years to find the right size crock pot again.

  313. Theresa H says

    I love the Glen Burnie Gophers….they play with such heart…even though they have not won a game in over a season.

  318. Paul Duca says

    I would make queso my new holiday tradition, using the prize pack to make it and bring to all the parties I attend.

  320. Lori A. says

    daily entry in the Feed Your Game Face Sweepstakes…loser again! :)
    ljatwood at gmail dot com

  323. Gloria S says

    My family loves queso, so I would make this for snacking on Thanksgiving day for my family.

  324. Debra F says

    We love having Mexican nights at our house….it’s one of the kids favorite special nights and if I won, I think I’d through a neighborhood Mexican night and have the neighbors over for a great feast!

  332. Kristie says

    My favorite way to serve Queso is in a crockpot with ground beef and some chopped green chilies.

  346. kimbly says

    I am the queso person in the family and I love it spicy. I generally make two batches, mine with cayenne and jalepeno and the generic not as spicy version the rest of the family is able to tolerate. Luckily, my family has learned….perhaps the hard way…to leave my batch of queso alone. I like to serve queso with non salted thin crispy tortilla chips we get from Whole Foods – I really like the queso itself to deliver all the flavor and spice.

    If I were to win, I would do a fancy queso dip for home and work – spread the queso love!

  347. julieh says

    I remember the first time I tried Queso, I was hooked. And the more I have tried it, the spicier I like it!

  351. Kathlean Owens says

    Queso is a staple food in New Mexico. We eat too much of it, but never seem to get enough of it. It’s a must have for every potluck, football party, family get together and yes, even game night!

    abstractrose at yahoo dot com

  353. Colleen S says

    After many years our family settled on a fab. Queso dip and build your own Nachos for snacking during Christmas eve present opening. Everyone is always happy and its easy on the host.

  355. Jammie says

    I never tried queso until I got with my husband, it is a big thing during the holidays, and I have to say I am a big fan. Nothing like a good card game with some queso and chips.

  366. michele says

    Thank you for the giveaway! The first time I made rotel (for guests by the way!) it hardened soon after I took it off of the stove. I found out that I wasn’t suppose to drain the rotel before adding to the queso.

  368. Chrysa says

    The first time I tried it was when my dad went on a business trip to Texas and we went along. The family of a friend of his from work invited us over and we had it. It was so new to us “Minnesota kids”!

  372. Vicki says

    I once put out a queso dip for guests on New Year’s Eve. I turned my back on it for 30 seconds and the dog eat the whole thing in 1 bite!

  389. Angela Winesburg says

    The first time I tried it was at Chili’s and I feel in love with it! Now I can’t have nachos without it on the side, thanks for the chance!

  390. irishbill says

    I would use the prize pack to host a game day party and birthday party. I first tried this a while ago at a friends football party and really love it.

  395. Christine Sarkauskas says

    My favorite story is have a queso party with my friends, each person brought a different kind and ate queso and watched TV all night

    flychild7(at)gmail(dot)com

  397. kimbly says

    I would love to bathe in queso! All joking aside, if I won I would share it with friends and co-workers – it’d be a queso fiesta party!

  400. Pat says

    Queso came with the paint job on my house. Two painter guys arrived early in the morning. They laughed and even sang as they spread the rich brown paint on the boards. At lunch time I invited them to sit at the umbrella table on my patio where I had prepared pitchers of iced tea. I shared my lunch with them (one day a casserole, another a salad) and they gave me some of their queso.

  401. katklaw777 says

    Entered the Feed Your Game Face Sweepstakes and come back here letting me you know you entered. <–DAILY ENTRY!

  403. Crystal F says

    I’ve never tried it before but would love to give it a go at our Christmas dinner. We’ve decided to just do a big dinner instead of giving gifts since money is so tight this year. Thank you!

  410. Tracey Byram says

    The first time I ever tried queso was at a Christmas party thrown by my MIL. I was hooked after that.

  411. Aisling says

    The first time I had queso was when someone brought it to a pot-luck at work. I was kind of excited when she moved to another job and I got to take on the role of queso maker for such events (since it was always one of the favorite dishes there).

  416. Lori A. says

    Daily entry in the Feed Your Game Face Sweepstakes…not a winner :)
    ljatwood at gmail dot com

  418. Jeanette H. says

    I love to try new queso recipes and my whole family just loves all the dips I make coming up with them! Throughout my family, im known as the person that brings the dips..LOL!! =)

  420. marci h says

    the first time i tried queso was at my aunt’s house–i loved it and she told how easy it is to make–been hooked ever since!! :)

  424. loni says

    I tried it for the first time with my sister in Texas. They make things quite a bit spicier in Texas than I am used to in Wisconsin!

  429. susan smoaks says

    i tried queso for the first time last year at a super bowl party, i was hooked it was love at first taste!

  431. susan says

    The first time we had queso was at a restaurant and we were hooked, we have it all the time now! suelee1998 @ gmail.com

  432. jeanine says

    the first time i had real queso was when i was visiting my friend who’s husband was from mexico. it was so creamy! i loved it. i am a big cheese fan so it wasn’t hard to win me over.

  436. gnwg says

    I tried it for the first time when my boyfriend brought some home. At first I wasn’t that excited to try it because it looked like cheese whiz but it actually is really good!

  442. sarah says

    If I win, I will have my hubby, the chief house chef, come up with a wonderful recipe and we can host an NFL viewing party.

  443. Tiffany says

    I absolutely LOVE queso! I can’t remember the first time I had it but I would throw a big party if I won and invite my whole family over!

  448. Angie Patel says

    I have never tried making queso, but probably first had it at a Mexican restaurant. Love at first bite! The jarred versions don’t quite live up to fresh-made, so I’m eager to try it myself at home.

  449. Valeen N says

    I love Queso! It’s one of my absolute favorites. The first time I had it, was at a Mexican Food Restaurant. It was so good I went straight home and figured out how to make my own version!

  453. meme says

    I have tried Queso and it was really good in ours we added ground hamburger. It was really good.wilcarvic
    [at]gmail[dot[com]

  457. Justine says

    I’ve sadly never had this Queso with Rotel so I guess I’m missing out! I love this type of stuff so I hope I can win and make up a huge batch for me and my neighbor and his kids and we can all hang out and enjoy it!

  463. Suzanna says

    i am a huge NY Yankee fan when the games come on Queso and Chips are a must gang gets together and we root for our team

  464. Tammy Greer says

    One of my dearest friends turned me on to her fave recipe. She would brown and drain 1 lb of hamburger meat and put it in a crockpot on low. To this she would add a small block of velveeta cheese, rotel tomatoes (hot) with jalopenos (drained) and salt and pepper to taste. She would serve this with tortilla chips and it was delicious. The hotter, the better, we’d all say!
    LuckyTJG@cs.com

  472. Kelley C says

    It is hard for me to remember a time when queso hasn’t been part of my life. It is definitely my family’s go to dip. I love it with the mexican rotel. Drool.

    pandahugger(at)gmail(dot)com

  476. Joanne Schultz says

    I just love Queso- the creamy cheese combined with the bite of chilis – that was my impression the first I tried it!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  482. brian e. says

    Thanks for the giveaway…would love to win so that we will be prepared (queso-wise, that is…) for our BCS college championship game TV-party in January !

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

  489. Nikki Davis says

    We love queso and have tweeked it in many ways. We make it with chili, hamburger meat and have even made a spinach and artichoke queso.

    Thank you for the entry,

  496. Wendy McBride says

    I have been making cheese dip for yrs….now I cut up cubes of velveeta and place them in a lg. glass pyrex measuring cup…cook in microwave for a minute,…stir, then cook minute more,…stir, then add a little milk, stir,…cook another minute,stir…then add a can of rotel tomatoes…stir…done!

    wendym at cableone dot net

  497. Jessica Kaufman says

    My favorite thing to do with queso is make Nachos. My husband and kids love them too.

  499. Pamela S says

    The first time I had hot queso was at a party and it was so much better than a cold dip. Would love to throw a big party complete with queso and chips!!! Thanks.

  504. Geoff K says

    Interestingly enough, my favorite queso experience was when my friends hosted a party and made *vegan* queso, which I didn’t think was possible, but it turned out to be delicious! They added some pretty cool ingredients, like nutritional yeast and adobo, and in the end I would never have even known there was no dairy at all. Thanks!

  510. Sand says

    As a kid my mom would make crazy, spicy chile con queso. It was so hot that we’d literally sweat while eating it.