Connecticut Cheeseburger Dip Food

CHEESEBURGER DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚.
• For the dip: Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Cook, while breaking apart into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until lightly browned and no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Spread the cream cheese to fill the bottom of a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Top with ½ of the shredded cheese, the cooked ground beef, then the remaining shredded cheese on top. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until the edges are bubbly. Let cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• For the special sauce: In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, garlic and onion powders, smoked paprika, and pickle brine.
• Top the dip with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and pickle slices. Drizzle with special sauce. Serve with kettle-cooked potato chips or pita chips.

CONNECTICUT CHEESEBURGER DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix ground beef, onion, ketchup, mustard and Gravy Mix in large skillet until well blended. Cook and stir on medium-high heat until beef is no longer pink. Stir in cream cheese and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese.
• Spoon into 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with tomatoes and pickles.

CHEESEBURGER DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to broil.
• Heat a medium cast-iron skillet over medium heat and add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the ground beef and cook, crumbling it with a wooden spoon, until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the onion and cook until the onion is softened and the beef is cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes. Clear an empty spot in the middle of the skillet, add the tomato paste and toast the paste for a minute. Sprinkle with the garlic powder and stir to coat the meat. Stir in the salsa con queso and half-and-half. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until smooth, about 1 minute. Sprinkle the middle of the dip with the Cheddar, leaving a small border around the edge without cheese. Broil until the top is bubbly and browned in places, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Mix together the mayonnaise, relish and ketchup in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Top the dip with a sprinkle of onions and pickle chips, a mound of lettuce and tomatoes and drizzles of the mayo-relish sauce, ketchup and mustard. Serve with tortilla chips for dipping.

SLOW-COOKER CHEESEBURGER DIP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium-high heat until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender, 6-8 minutes, breaking up beef; drain. Transfer to a greased 1-1/2- or 3-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the cream cheese, 1-1/2 cups cheddar cheese, Worcestershire, mustard, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with remaining cheese., Cook dip, covered, on low 1-3/4-2-1/4 hours or until mixture is heated through and cheese is melted. Top with tomatoes and pickles. Serve with tortilla chips or crackers.

CHEESEBURGER DIP

Steps:

• Brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain, reserving meat in skillet. Stir in taco seasoning.
• Reduce heat to low. Add remaining ingredients; cook until Velveeta is melted, stirring occasionally.
• I pour it into a oven safe bowl* and then serve in individual bowls and with tortilla chips.
• * for reheating.

CONNECTICUT CHEESEBURGER DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix ground beef, onion, ketchup, mustard and Gravy Mix in large skillet until well blended. Cook and stir on medium-high heat until beef is no longer pink. Stir in cream cheese and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese.
• Spoon into 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with tomatoes and pickles.

CHEESEBURGER BOWL DIP

Steps:

• Carve out center core of bread within two inches of bottom and sides, keeping bread intact.
• Cut reserved bread and other loaf into 1-inch cubes for dipping.
• Cook ground beef, season with seasoning salt and pepper to taste.
• Cut American cheese into chunks and add to cooked beef and stir until melted.
• Add crumbled bacon and diced tomatoes, stir to mix well.
• Spoon warm mixture into carved bread bowl.
• Top with red onion and pickles, to taste.
• Drizzle with Thousand Island dressing, if desired.