Red Pepper Cheddar Dip

Submitted by Jellyqueen

"Another magazine find. Hope you enjoy!!!! The recipe calls for Tabasco sauce, but you can use your favorite. It is also recommended that you either use the thick slice bacon or either double the amount of bacon if you are using the thin slice. Cook time is mostly "chill" time. one of those dips that gets better as it sits."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 2 cups
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup sour cream
• 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄4 cup roasted red pepper, diced
• 2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
• 2 slices bacon, diced
• 1⁄2 cup scallion, sliced
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Blend all ingredients, excepts the bacon and scallions in a food processor until fairly smooth.
2. Saute the bacon until crispy and drain.
3. Reserve some of the bacon to use as a garnish, the stir the rest into the the cheese mixture.
4. Chill for at least 1 hour.
5. Just before serving, garnish with remaining bacon and scallions.
6. Serve with favorite bread sticks, veggies, toasted baguettes, etc.

Reviews

[SweetsLady]

Great dip, Jellyqueen! I used sharp, yellow, low fat cream cheese, low fat sour cream, and low fat mayo to cut down on the fat. I also used Frank's but only 2 t as my children are eating it. We love it!! :) Thanks for posting! YUM!!

 

[Manami]

Hi Jellyqueen, what a find! We doubled the recipe and all I can say is WOW!! Loved the cheddar and red pepper and then with the bacon, wonderful! Can you tell I liked the dip? Thank you so much for sharing such a great recipe, Diane ;=)

 

[Southern Bug]

Delicious unique dip! We served with baguette slices and celery sticks. Subbed cayenne pepper since we were out of hot sauce. Thanks!

 

[Annalise]

My roomates loved this dip! Word of caution: if you used Franks RedHot sauce instead of Tabasco, use it sparingly (less than 2 T) otherwise the taste of Franks will be overpowering. Thanks for a quick and yummy recipe!

 

[appleydapply]

We thought this was just OK. The red peppers overpowered the sharp cheese and bacon flavors. I'd recommend that they NOT get pureed together - puree everything else but then dice up the bacon & peppers, and mix them in with the grated cheese. Maybe then the other flavors would be more distinct.