Cream Cheese Bacon Dip
Cream Cheese Bacon Dip is quick and easy! For the perfect party starter grab your favorite crackers and whip up this easy no bake bacon dip.
Servings: 10
Calories: 259kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup bacon diced, Note 1
- 4 green onions roots and tips trimmed then thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 cup Greek Yoghurt
- 250 grams/8 oz cream cheese at room temperature, chopped into cubes
- 1 cup colby cheese grated using a handheld or box grater, Note 2
To serve:
- potato chips Note 3
Instructions
- Bacon: place a large frying pan on the stove top, turn the heat to high, add the diced bacon, sliced green onions, garlic powder and onion powder. Cook for 3-4 minutes and stir to combine. Once cooked, reserve 2-3 spoonfuls of the mixture.
- Cheese and yogurt mixture: add the Greek yogurt, cream cheese and colby cheese to a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Combine: next add the cooked bacon mixture to the combined cheese and yogurt mix then stir till consistently mixed in.
- Transfer: transfer the combined cream cheese bacon dip into a bowl and use the mixture that you reserved to top the dip.
- To serve: place the bowl of dip into the centre of a serving plate, slide a cheese knife into the dip and then spread potato chips around the bowl.
Notes
- Note 1: Bacon: to make this dip the quickest, easiest around town, I recommend you purchase diced bacon. It provides the texture that we want in the dip and cuts out the process of slicing our own bacon.
- Note 2: Cheese: the 2nd cheese adds extra savory flavor to the dip. This is as the cream cheese brings the sweet creaminess. The cheese I like to use is colby cheese. Freshly grated using a hand held or box grater. You can also use cheddar cheese, tasty cheese or your favorite freshly grated cheese.
- Note 3: Crackers: thin chips like shown in the photos throughout the post will break off due to the thick creamy texture of the dip. However, if you provide a cheese knife it can be scooped onto the chips 😉👍.
- Serving size: you will be able to fill the brown bowl you see in the photos twice with the dip (or simultaneously serve 2 bowls of it).
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 325mg | Potassium: 115mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 537IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 0.3mg