: a dipping sauce of melted cheese and chopped chili peppers : chili con queso
The author was never told in her Texas elementary school that if she ordered queso … or chalupas once she left home, she'd get only a plateful of disappointment.—
Pete Wells
Pete WellsThe Mexican-inspired chain is offering free chips with guacamole or queso to customers who purchase their first order on its new smartphone app.—Aric Jenkins
Aric JenkinsExamples of queso in a Sentence
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There is also a Double Death Taco ($7) made with queso, carnitas, pico de gallo, slaw, cheese and a crispy shell.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
The restaurant chain is extending its $5 Happy Hour to Sunday, May 6, and also has $5 chips and queso, plus its Superfresh Margarita is available for $7.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The nachos consist of tortilla chips made with queso blanco and topped with Skyline Chili and shredded cheddar cheese.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
Blanco pries open each of the queso tacos and squirts a stripe of both red and green salsas down the middles.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Arizona Diamondbacks loaded fries made with crinkle cut fires, queso, jalapeno-scallion chorizo, pico de gallo, chipotle aioli, scallions and an all-beef frank.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
My order was as follows: sour energy cherry burst, churro cold brew frappé, melon herb chiller, spicy queso sandwich and a mixed bag of McPops.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Queso fresco and cotija cheese The FDA is warning people not to eat dairy products including queso fresco and cotija cheese that were manufactured by Rizo López Foods, a food supplier in Modesto, California.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
Green chili queso smash burger, made with a third-pound smash burger patty, hatch chile, pepper jack cheese, caramelized onion and chipotle aioli on a local pretzel bun.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
The restaurant chain is extending its $5 Happy Hour to Sunday, May 6, and also has $5 chips and queso, plus its Superfresh Margarita is available for $7.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The nachos consist of tortilla chips made with queso blanco and topped with Skyline Chili and shredded cheddar cheese.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
Blanco pries open each of the queso tacos and squirts a stripe of both red and green salsas down the middles.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Arizona Diamondbacks loaded fries made with crinkle cut fires, queso, jalapeno-scallion chorizo, pico de gallo, chipotle aioli, scallions and an all-beef frank.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
My order was as follows: sour energy cherry burst, churro cold brew frappé, melon herb chiller, spicy queso sandwich and a mixed bag of McPops.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Queso fresco and cotija cheese The FDA is warning people not to eat dairy products including queso fresco and cotija cheese that were manufactured by Rizo López Foods, a food supplier in Modesto, California.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
Green chili queso smash burger, made with a third-pound smash burger patty, hatch chile, pepper jack cheese, caramelized onion and chipotle aioli on a local pretzel bun.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Queso.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queso. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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