Soft Pretzels with Queso Dip

Ingredients (20)

• ✓ 1 ½ cups warm water
• + 1 tablespoon white sugar add to pantry
• + 2 teaspoons salt add to pantry
• + 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast add to pantry
• + 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour add to pantry
• + ½ stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled add to pantry
• + cooking spray add to pantry
• + 10 cups water add to pantry
• + ⅔ cup baking soda add to pantry
• + 1 egg add to pantry
• + 1 tablespoon coarse salt to taste add to pantry
• + 1 cup white American cheese add to pantry
• ✓ ½ cup milk, or more as needed
• ✓ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• + ½ medium yellow onion, diced add to pantry
• + 1 clove garlic, minced add to pantry
• + 1 teaspoon ground cumin add to pantry
• + ½ cup fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained add to pantry
• + ¼ (4 ounce) can pickled jalapeno pepper slices, diced add to pantry
• + 2 tablespoons diced green chiles add to pantry