Carolina Panthers Cheese Dip - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, diced (or about 1/4 tsp. garlic powder)
pepper, to taste
1 lb Velveeta cheese, cut into cubes
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 1/4 cups Pace Picante Sauce (mild, medium or hot)
1/4 cup jalapeno pepper, chopped (optional, if you don't like the extra heat)

Preparation

Cook beef, onion and garlic in large skillet until well browned; drain grease.
Add remaining ingredients; cook on medium till cheese is melted and mixture is heated through. Stir often.
Serve warm with corn chips, nachos, potato chips, etc.
NOTE: A crock pot is useful for keeping this dip warm. This same recipe may be made in a crock pot (on low temp.).