Queso Blanco Dip - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 pound white American cheese (such as Land O'Lakes(R)), sliced
    1 cup half-and-half, or as needed
    1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
    2 tablespoons diced jalapeno pepper
    1/8 teaspoon chili powder
Preparation
    Place American cheese and about 1/4 cup half-and-half in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until cheese starts to melt, about 5 minutes. Slowly start stirring half-and-half into cheese mixture, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until cheese begins to melt and mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes more. Continue adding more half-and-half.
    Season cheese mixture with cumin, black pepper, and salt; add red pepper flakes, a little at a time, until desired spiciness is reached.
    Cook and stir cheese dip until cheese is fully melted, adding more half-and-half if needed to thin it out, 5 to 10 minutes more. Remove from heat and top dip with chili powder.

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