Hot Bacon Blue Cheese Dip Food

WARM BLUE CHEESE DIP WITH GARLIC AND BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon from skillet, drain on paper towels and crumble.
• Place garlic in hot bacon grease. Cook and stir until soft, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place cream cheese and half-and-half in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until blended. Stir in bacon, garlic, blue cheese and chives. Transfer mixture to a medium baking dish.
• Bake covered in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.

BLUE CHEESE BACON DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake walnuts in single layer in an shallow pan for 6-8 minutes or until toasted and fragrant., stirring after 3 minutes.
• Cook bacon in skillet over medium high heat, stirring often, 10 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 1 tbsp drippings in skillet. Add minced garlic to hot drippings and saute for 1 minute.
• Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add half-and-half, beating until combined. Stir in bacon, garlic, blue cheese, and chives. Spoon mixture into 1 quart baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Sprinkle with walnuts.
• Serve with assorted crackers.

HOT BACON-BLUE CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, fry the bacon over moderate heat till almost crisp, drain on paper towels, and crumble coarsely.
• Pour off all but about 2 tablespoons of fat from the skillet, add the onion, and stir 3 minutes. Add the flour and stir 3 minutes longer. Whisking, add the milk and beer, then add the Worcestershire and cayenne. Bring the mixture to a low boil, whisking, cook for 2 minutes, and remove from the heat. Add the bacon and blue cheese and stir till the cheese is melted.
• Transfer the dip to a small bowl and serve with bread sticks.

WARM BLUE CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat for about 8 minutes or until nearly crisp.
• Drain bacon; wipe skillet dry.
• Return bacon to skillet; add garlic and cook over medium heat until bacon is crisp, about 3 minutes, making sure garlic doesn't burn.
• Drain on paper towels.
• With mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Add cream; beat well.
• Fold in bacon, garlic, blue cheese and chives.
• Transfer to a 2-cup baking dish.
• Sprinkle top evenly with almonds.
• Bake until heated through and brown on top, 25-30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley.
• Serve with crackers, bread and/or vegetables.

BEAN, BACON, AND BLUE CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Place first 7 ingredients in a blender or food processor and process until smooth.
• In a small bowl, combine bean mixture, cheese, and bacon.

HOT BACON CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 6 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until cheeses are melted, stirring occasionally., Just before serving, stir in bacon. If desired, top with crumbled bacon. Serve warm with tortilla chips or toasted bread.

WARM BLUE CHEESE, BACON & GARLIC DIP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1/2 teaspoon drippings., Saute garlic in reserved drippings for 1 minute; transfer to a small bowl. Add cream cheese and cream; beat until smooth. Stir in the blue cheese, chives and bacon., Transfer to a 1-qt. baking dish; cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake 5-10 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Sprinkle with almonds; serve with chips.

WARM BLUE CHEESE DIP WITH GARLIC AND BACON

Steps:

• 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.

HOT BACON CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except bread in a large bowl.
• Set aside.
• Cut off top of bread round and hollow out to make a bowl.
• Place mixture into bread round.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.