Warm Blue Cheese Dip With Garlic and Bacon
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Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
Yields: 1 2/3 cups
Ingredients
- 7 slices bacon, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1⁄4 cup half-and-half
- 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- 3 tablespoons chopped smoked almonds (about 1 oz.)
Directions
- Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until almost crisp, about 7 minutes;drain excess fat from skillet.
- Add garlic and cook until bacon is crisp, about 3 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth; add half and half and beat until combined.
- Stir in bacon mixture, blue cheese and chives.
- Transfer to 2-cup ovenproof baking dish; cover with foil.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Bring to room temperature before continuing.).
- Bake until heated through, about 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle with chopped almonds and serve.
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