Trust me, you’ll want to try this awesome Game Day or Party Appetizer Recipe…Hot Cheesy Onion Dip with Bacon
It’s football season and households across the country are being taken over weekly by face-painted fans, beer and skipping any ingestion of a ‘real’ meal in favor of delectable, savory snacks and more snacks. Let’s face it, game days are practically like holidays and no holiday is complete without a smorgasbord of delicious food.
I spend more time than I would like to admit on collecting all the yummy tailgating or perfect party appetizer recipes year round and then have a hard time choosing which ones to make each weekend.
While I have a few tried and true game day recipes that I like to whip up, this year I was inspired to create a new favorite from one I saw at the grocery store the other day.
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While simple Creamy Onion Dip is a classic staple for any party, I’m always looking for ways to elevate game day recipes. By adding just a few more ingredients (like bacon!), this is a fast, easy way to really bring the flavor of tailgating into your home (aka homegating).
My favorite part of this recipe is that it taste like it was so much more work than it was.
Hot Cheesy Onion Dip with Bacon
Ingredients
1/2 envelope Lipton® Recipe Secrets® Onion Soup Mix
3/4 cup mayonnaise
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sour cream
5 bacon strips, cooked and chopped
2 cups shredded mozzarella or Italian cheese mix, divided
2 stalks fresh green onion, chopped, divided in half
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F
In medium bowl, mix Lipton® Recipe Secrets® Onion Soup Mix, mayonnaise, cream cheese and sour cream.
Add bacon, two thirds cheese, and one-half of the green onions; mix well.
Transfer to oven safe dish and sprinkle rest of cheese on top.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, until dip is golden and bubbly. *You can broil on high for the last 2-3 minutes if you like a more well done crust
Top with remaining green onion and serve with garlic bread or chips!
NOTE: If you want a gooier dip, try using Gruyère cheese.
I’m a big fan of saving time without sacrificing flavor so skipping the long and slow process of caramelizing onions is a big bonus here.
Plus, this is a dip that’s delicious served warm and still yummy as it cools to room temperature so it’s good the whole game thru.
Hot Cheesy Onion Dip with Bacon
Ingredients
- ½ envelope Lipton® Recipe Secrets® Onion Soup Mix
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 5 bacon strips cooked and chopped
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella or Italian cheese mix divided
- 2 stalks fresh green onion chopped, divided in half
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- In medium bowl, mix Lipton® Recipe Secrets® Onion Soup Mix, mayonnaise, cream cheese and sour cream.
- Add bacon, two thirds cheese, and one-half of the green onions; mix well.
- Transfer to oven safe dish and sprinkle rest of cheese on top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until dip is golden and bubbly. *You can broil on high for the last 2-3 minutes if you like a more well done crust
- Top with remaining green onion and serve with bread or chips!
Oh yummy! Cheese and bacon together in a dip. I am really going to have to make this soon. I can’t stand my belly grumbling just looking at the pictures!