Recipe: Chile Cheese Dip

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
2 cans of chili without beans
1 pound Velveeta cheese
1 can tomato juice

Instructions

Brown beef and drain. Add in remaining ingredients and heat. Keep warm in crockpot. Serve with tortilla chips.

Meal type: hors d\’oerves

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