Method

1.MAKE THE DIP (one-time, ahead). Follow the [parent dip recipe](/cookbook/grillos-pickle-dip-protein-style) to make a 10-serving batch. Store in the Grillo's tub in the fridge. Each scoop = 110 cal / 16g protein. Skip this step if the dip is already in your fridge.
2.ASSEMBLE THE COMBO. Pull the Grillo's tub from the fridge. Open 1 bag of Wilde Spicy Queso Protein Chips. Dunk chips, eat. One scoop of dip from the tub = the right portion for the macro log.
3.STORE. Lid back on the dip tub, sealed clip on the chip bag. The dip holds 3-4 days; chips hold ~3 weeks sealed. Repeat the combo as often as you want — each repeat is 270 / 27.

If something fails

Macros came in higher than 270 cal: Over-scooped the dip. 1/10 of the 10-serving batch is the budget — eyeball-divide the tub into 10 if you're tracking close. Or use a kitchen scale (1 scoop ≈ 50g of dip).

Chips break when you dunk: Wilde chips are thinner than tortilla chips — fold them in half before dunking to double the structural strength. Or use the dip with regular tortilla chips (loses the 27g protein anchor, drops to ~250 cal / 18g protein per combo).

Dip is too thick for the chip: See parent recipe troubleshooting — usually means too much Build the Body ranch seasoning or too little brine. Stir in 1 tbsp Grillo's brine + remix the tub before serving.

Want spicier: Wilde makes 3 spicy variants — Spicy Queso (this combo), Buffalo, and Honey Habanero. Buffalo is hotter; Honey Habanero is sweetest. All hit 10g protein per bag.

Don't have Wilde chips: The dip works with regular tortilla chips, carrots, celery, cucumber slices, or pita chips — just lose the 27g protein anchor. With a 1-oz portion of tortilla chips, the combo lands ~250 cal / 18g protein. Still a strong macro snack.

Storage and reheating

Store: Dip in the Grillo's tub with lid on, fridge. Chips in their sealed bag at room temp.

Reheat: N/A — both eaten cold/room temp.

Lasts: Dip: 3-4 days fridge. Chips: ~3 weeks sealed bag, room temp. Combo = whatever the weakest link is (the dip).

Estimated nutrition

~270 cal | ~27g protein.

Per combo (270 cal / 27g protein) is straight math: 1 scoop dip (110 cal / 16g protein, per parent-recipe macroHonesty) + 1 bag Wilde Spicy Queso (160 cal / 11g protein, per label) = 270 cal / 27g protein. Wilde's per-bag macros are package-label values. Dip macros are MacroFactor-tracked from the parent recipe. The 270 / 27 anchor holds as long as the dip portion is 1/10 of the batch and the chips are a single full bag.

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Quick lunch

Grillo's Pickle Dip + Wilde Chips Combo

270 cal / 27g protein snack — the dip (110/16) + a bag of Wilde Spicy Queso Protein Chips (160/11). Macro-coded combo of the viral pickle dip remix.

Make this when

You made the [High-Protein Grillo's Pickle Dip](/cookbook/grillos-pickle-dip-protein-style) (10-serving batch) and want a tracked single-serving snack. 1 scoop of dip + 1 bag of Wilde Spicy Queso Protein Chips = 270 cal / 27g protein on the macro log. Eats in 60 seconds, no cooking, no plating — open the chip bag, scoop from the Grillo's tub, eat. The combo is the macro story; everything else is the dip recipe.

Total time: 1 min (assuming the dip is already made)
Yield: 1 serving
Protein / serving: ~27g
Cal / serving: ~270

Core ratio — locked

1 generous scoop dip (1/10 of the 10-serving batch — about 50g) + 1 full 1.34 oz bag of Wilde Spicy Queso Protein Chips. The dip is the SAME dip from the parent recipe — there's nothing to remix, just portion the combo correctly.

Flavor target

Wilde Spicy Queso chip first (chipotle + jalapeño + aged cheddar heat) + creamy pickle-ranch dip (tangy + briny + smoky bacon) = the combo flavor lock. Chip carries the dip, dip cuts the chip heat. Don't dip the chip more than once — chip moisture wrecks the second bite.

Ingredients

Batch cookYields 1 servings — quantities below are the full batch.

Ingredients

1 generous scoop of High-Protein Grillo's Pickle Dip (~50g, 1/10 of the batch)
1 bag (1.34 oz / ~30 chips) Wilde Spicy Queso Protein Chips

Method

1
MAKE THE DIP (one-time, ahead): Follow the [parent dip recipe](/cookbook/grillos-pickle-dip-protein-style) to make a 10-serving batch. Store in the Grillo's tub in the fridge. Each scoop = 110 cal / 16g protein. Skip this step if the dip is already in your fridge.
2
ASSEMBLE THE COMBO
Pull the Grillo's tub from the fridge. Open 1 bag of Wilde Spicy Queso Protein Chips. Dunk chips, eat. One scoop of dip from the tub = the right portion for the macro log.
3
STORE
Lid back on the dip tub, sealed clip on the chip bag. The dip holds 3-4 days; chips hold ~3 weeks sealed. Repeat the combo as often as you want — each repeat is 270 / 27.