Cheese Dip Recipes

Spicy Melted Cheese Dip

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground pork sausage
• 2 pounds processed cheese food, cubed
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, with liquid

Directions

1. Place ground beef and ground pork sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
2. In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt processed cheese food. Stir in diced tomatoes with green chile peppers while processed cheese food is melting.
3. Drain ground beef and ground sausage. Mix into the processed cheese food mixture. Transfer to a medium dish and serve warm.

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Warm Crab Parmesan Dip

Ingredients

• 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a small baking dish, mix the crabmeat, cream cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, sour cream and garlic.
3. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 45 minutes, or until bubbly and lightly browned. 

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Avocado Goat Cheese Dip with Whole-Wheat Pita Chips

Ingredients

• 1 package whole-wheat pita chips (cut into 6 triangles each)
• 3 ripe avocados, peeled pitted and cut into chunks
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more, if needed
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 4 ounces goat cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread pita triangles on a sheet tray. Bake in the oven until crisp and slightly toasted. Chips will need to be rotated twice while baking.
In a bowl combine avocados, garlic, cumin and salt. Use an electric hand mixer to mix ingredients together. Add lime juice, cream cheese and goat cheese pulsing until smooth and blended well. Add a bit more salt, if necessary.
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HERBED SOUR CREAM BLUE CHEESE DIP

1 cup sour cream
8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1/3 cup blue cheese (or blue cheese crumbles)
2 tablespoons fresh chives or scallions, minced
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
1 tablespoon fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary, basil, oregano)
2 teaspoons fresh garlic, finely minced
1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash (optional)
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Allow cream cheese to sit at room temperature for 20-30 minutes before using.In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese using a hand mixer until soft. Add sour cream, blue cheese, and remaining ingredients, mixing well.
Cover and refrigerate one hour before serving.

Serving Suggestion:

Serve accompanied by tortilla chips, celery sticks and cucumber strips, lemon and tomato wedges and a small bowl of hot sauce. Sprinkle vegetables with celery or sea salt and pepper.
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ONION CREAM CHEESE DIP

 

1 package Lipton onion soup
1 1/2 pints sour cream
1 large package cream cheese
salt and pepper, to taste

Cream the cheese; stir in the sour cream and seasonings. Add soup mix. Combine well.Thin with extra cream if necessary. Serve with crackers, chips, or raw vegetable sticks.