Creamy Bacon Parmesan Dip

CREAMY BACON PARMESAN DIP INGREDIENTS: 4 slices bacon, cooked 1/4 sweet onion 1 tablespoon butter 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon ground black pepper DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Chop the bacon into small pieces. Dice the onion and add to a hot skillet with the butter, over medium heat. Cook the onions until softened and just starting to brown, 5-10 minutes. In a medium bowl, combine the bacon, onion, cream cheese, Parmesan, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir until well combined. Add mixture to a small ovenproof dish and bake for 15 minutes. Serve with crackers or chips.

Creamy Bacon and Cheese Dip

Creamy Bacon and Cheese Dip




Ingredients




16 ounces sour cream

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese
1 jar (3 ounces) bacon bits
1 cup chopped green onions
1 envelope onion soup mix
crackers
Assorted fresh vegetables (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. In a mixing bowl, stir together sour cream and cream cheese. Fold in shredded cheese, bacon bits, green onions and onion soup mix.

2. Pour into a 2-quart baking dish. Cover and bake in oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. To serve, place in center of platter and surround with crackers and assorted fresh vegetables (optional).

Cheese Fritters with Dipping Sauce

cheese fritters with balsamic sun-dried tomato dipping sauce :) ~Frisky




These are better than mozzerella sticks :D

cheese fritters :

1 1/2 cups fresh whole milk ricotta
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
3 large eggs
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
vegetable oil, for frying
a few sprigs of thyme
lemon

In a small bowl combine the ricotta, mozzarella, salt, and pepper. Place the panko crumbs into one bowl. In another bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Put the flour in a separate bowl. Line a tray with parchment paper.

Scoop a 1 1/2 tablespoon ball (between the size of a ping pong bowl and a golf bowl) of the cheese mixture into the flour and roll to coat. Transfer the ball to the eggs and roll to coat. Transfer the cheese ball to the panko and again roll to coat. Transfer the ball to the parchment-lined tray. Continue doing this until cheese mixture is gone. If it's hot in your house, you might want to chill the cheese balls for 30 minutes to an hour.

Meanwhile heat 3 inches of vegetable oil in a large skillet to 350 degrees F. Do a test fritter because the first one always screws up. Fry fritters in batches, being careful not to overcrowd the pan, until golden, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towel to drain. When you are done with the fritters, place the thyme springs in the oil and fry for a few seconds. You can also bake these at 400 on a lightly greased cookie sheet for about 6 minutes just flipping them on the pan :)

Sprinkle fritters with thyme and salt. Squirt some lemon juice on top of the fritters.

balsamic sun-dried tomato dipping sauce:

I didn't use any measurements for this sauce lol :D

sun-dried tomatoes with oil
balsamic glaze
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
dijon mustard
lemon juice

I placed all of this in the blender and gave it a whirl until smooth.

Jalapeno Popper Dip

6-8 slices of bacon, diced and cooked crispy
2 8-oz packages of cream cheese, soft
1 cup of mayonnaise
4-6 jalapeno's, chopped and deseeded. The seeds will make it fiery hot.
1 cup of cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup diced green onion

Topping:

1 cup of crushed crackers ( I used Ritz)
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 stick of butter, melted


Preheat oven to 350.

Combine all of the ingredients into a medium bowl. Stir well.

Transfer to an oven proof dish. The size of the dish depends on how thick the dip is. The thicker the dip the longer it may need to warm up. I used this stoneware dish that is round and measures 12 inches across. My dip is usually about an inch thick.



Combine the topping ingredients and sprinkle all over the top of the dip.

Bake the dip for 20-30 minutes or until bubbly.