Dried Beef & Dill Pickle Spread

My Air Force Son loves "Pickle Roll Ups." This involves a slice of Buddig dried beef,spread with a thin layer of cream cheese. A pickle spear is placed on one end & the beef is rolled around the pickle. Then the rollup is sliced into 1" pieces. The last Thanksgiving he was home with his family was 1997 & I spent hours on those crazy rollups. They were all gone in about 15 minutes. NO MORE! This was my answer & he loves this spread. Happy Thanksgiving Jer. Love & Miss you.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened (light is ok)
• 2  tablespoons sour cream (light is ok)
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups dill pickles, chopped (use whole Kosher dills)
• 6  ounces  dried beef (3 of the 2 ounce pkg of Buddig)
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder (more to taste)

Directions

1. Chop dill pickles into pieces slightly larger than pickle relish, about 1/4". Measure 1 1/2 cups & set aside.
2. Use a knife to cut dried beef into pieces, about 1/2". Set aside.
3. Combine cream cheese, sour cream, onion & garlic powder. Process til smooth.
4. Scrape into large bowl & stir in rest of ingredients.
5. Chill til ready to serve.
6. Serve with Ritz crackers.
7. I don't recommend putting pickles & beef in processor because this dip needs the chunky texture.
8. Servings/yield are not exact.