# Microwavable Queso Dips 'Chili's' Frozen White Queso Dip Features Carefully Sourced Ingredients By Mary Van Puymbroeck | Published 2017-07-11 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microwavable-queso-dip References: [chilisathome](https://www.chilisathome.com/white-queso-dip/) & [walmart](https://www.walmart.com/reviews/product/39321730) Casual dining restaurant [Chili's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chicken-crisper-combos), has added a microwavable queso dip to its collection of frozen meals. The 'White Queso Dip' is made using red jalapeno peppers, provolone cheese and Mexican-style beef crumbles. Chili's frozen food offerings are always made using carefully sourced ingredients and with no artificial flavors and coloring. Chili's aims to deliver bold, restaurant quality recipes in [Southwest](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/queso-to-go) flavor options from mild to spicy. The brand's at home collection also includes recipes like 'Pepper Jack Mac and Cheese, a 'Beef Fiesta Rice Bowl,' and 'Nacho Potatoes with Beef and Cheese.' The microwavable queso dip is a great at-home option because it is so easy to get restaurant-inspired results with a [frozen cheese dip](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheddar-jalapeo-bacon-dip). To elevate the queso experience, fans can add fresh ingredients to the frozen dip like peppers and fresh onion. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Microwavable Queso Dips:** Expanding market for convenient and quick microwavable queso dips allows for innovative packaging and flavors. - **Frozen Meals with Carefully-sourced Ingredients:** Consumer demand for frozen meals made with high-quality and responsibly-sourced ingredients opens the door for sustainable and ethical manufacturing practices. - **Restaurant-quality Recipes at Home:** The trend towards creating frozen meals that deliver the taste and quality of restaurant meals at home presents opportunities for culinary innovation and flavor customization. ### Where This Applies - **Frozen Food Industry:** The growth of microwavable queso dips contributes to the expansion of the frozen food industry, creating opportunities for new product development and market expansion. - **Food Packaging Industry:** Demand for innovative packaging solutions that maintain the quality and taste of frozen dips offers opportunities for packaging companies to develop convenient and sustainable solutions. - **Fast Food Industry:** Restaurant chains leveraging their brand recognition to offer frozen versions of their popular menu items tap into the growing market for convenient and familiar frozen meals. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Spiced Ready-to-Serve Queso Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/velveeta-cheese-dip.md) - [Homestyle Cheese-Based Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homestyle-recipe-queso-dip.md) - [White Cheddar Queso Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/white-queso-dip.md) - [Convenient Cheesy Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-party-cheesy-dip.md) - [Cheesy Enchilada-Inspired Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-cheesy-enchilada-dip.md) - [Heat-and-Eat Cheese Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheesy-hot-serves.md) - [Ultra-Spicy Queso Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/queso-apocalypto.md) - [Meaty Cheese Salsa Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/members-mark-salsa-con-queso.md) - [Tex Mex Macaroni Bowls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qdoba-mac-queso.md)