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Charleston Cheese Dip

Source of Recipe

Trishia Yearwood


Recipe Introduction

This is just hot, gooey, rich stand-around-and-scoop-it-up goodness. This is truly one of the best hot dips I’ve ever had! Easy to make, too. I put it all together early in the day and just heated it up at the last minute. I zapped the bacon in the microwave before putting it on top of the hot dip and I subbed a few shakes of hot sauce for cayenne.

List of Ingredients

1/2 cup mayonnaise
One 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
2 green onions, finely chopped
1 dash cayenne pepper
8 butter crackers, crushed, such as Ritz
8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
Corn chips, crackers or bagel chips, for serving [Ritz is BEST!!!]



Recipe

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking dish (about the size of a pie pan) with baking spray.

Cream the softened cream cheese in a bowl [I found that a hand mixer worked best for this recipe]. Mix in the mayo, Cheddar, Monterey Jack, green onions and cayenne until thoroughly combined. Spread in the baking dish and top with the cracker crumbs. Bake until hot and bubbly – about 15 minutes.

Reheat bacon crumbles in the microwave and sprinkle on top of dip to serve.