Scrambled Eggs, Cheese, and Avocado Tortilla Bowl Recipe
September 16, 2025
Cheese and Bacon Dip Recipe
It’s scorching, it’s creamy, it’s cheesy and loaded with bacon. This Cheese and Bacon Dip is every snack monsters’ dream come true, significantly on account of it’s so fast to make. It is totally utterly completely different from these tubs you get on the grocery retailer!
Serving it in a bread bowl is non-obligatory…. nonetheless it’s a terrific technique to serve it!!
CHEESE AND BACON DIP – IN A BREAD BOWL!
I will all the time bear in mind the first time I had dip in a bread bowl. I was 12, and it was a a retro Soup Mix French Onion dip. I ate rather a lot darn dip and the bread bowl, I sat inside the nook like an overstuffed Oompa Loompa whereas all people else carried out get collectively video video games.
I was 12. I lacked self administration.
Wait. Who am I kidding. I’m 30-something and I nonetheless lack self administration!
So that first experience of dip in a bread bowl ruined me for all occasions. Because of dip in bread bowls is not simply regarding the dip. Equally as important is that dip soaked bread that everyone on the get collectively fights over, even properly sooner than the dip is accomplished.
As of 10am this morning, I had no thought what I would be publish this afternoon. I favor to imagine I’m that specific individual with an professional sounding editorial calendar that I plan weeks and months prematurely.
Which I really do have. Nevertheless one in every of many luxuries / dangers of being the Govt Managing Editor of a straightforward sole-person weblog is that I can change it on a whim on the ultimate minute. Sometimes it’s on account of I merely have to verify a recipe one other time, merely to make sure. Sometimes it’s on account of although I had a terrific week of recipes deliberate, I’m nonetheless not pleased with a recipe – or my fashion testers are divided on the “best” mannequin (such being the case at current for Blueberry Cheesecake Bars I had initially consider to publish).
And completely different cases, moreover like at current, I rise up and although I’ve a handful of various sweet recipes I would use as an alternative, I merely have an urge to share one factor savoury.
Typically one factor cheesy.
And bacony.
Scorching and creamy.
Successfully whats up there Mr Cheese and Bacon Dip. I think about you match that bill utterly.
Blissful weekend all people! – Johnsat x
Additional dip recipes
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Guacamole or Avocado Hummus Dip
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Hummus
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Scorching Buffalo Chicken Dip
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French Onion Dip (from scratch) OR Retro Soup Mix 2 Minute French Onion Dip
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Scorching Corn Dip – you’ll love the flavour on this creamy, bubbly dip!
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Jalapeno Popper Dip
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Mexican Queso Dip
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Smoked Salmon Dip or Scorching Smoked Trout Dip
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See all Dip Recipes
PS Because of cob bread varies in dimension, put further dip in a ramekin or completely different heatproof bowl. Or do as I did and seize some bread rolls and make Baby Cheese and Bacon Dip Bread Bowls!!
CHEESE AND BACON DIP
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
Ingredients
- 350 g / 12 oz bacon , chopped
- 250 g / 8 oz cream cheese , softened
- 1 cup sour cream (preferably full fate)
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tsp garlic powder (or sub with onion powder)
- 1 cup shredded tasty or cheddar cheese (Note 1)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (Note 1)
- 1 cup shallots / scallions , chopped (~4 – 5 stalks)
- 1 round cob bread (sourdough works best)
- 5 Jatz / Ritz or other plain savoury cracker , crushed (Note 2)
- Oil spray
- Crackers , chips, toasted bread
Instructions
- Cook bacon in a non stick skillet / fry pan over high heat until browned. Transfer to paper towel lined plate to drain.
- Mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream and garlic powder together in a heat proof bowl.
- Stir through most of the bacon, all the cheese and most of the shallots. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. The dip may look like the oil from the cheese has separated. Just stir well and it will come (and stay) together.
- If serving as is, pour into a serving bowl, top with remaining bacon and shallots.
- Serve with crackers, chips and the bread you pulled out to create the bread bowl (I toast it).
- If making this in a bread bowl. use a small knife to cut a circle on the top of the cob loaf then remove enough bread to make a bowl. Pour the dip into the bowl.
- Top with crushed crackers, spray with oil. Bake for 20 minutes at 180C/350F until top is golden.
- Top with remaining bacon and shallots. Serve warm.
Notes
1. I like to use 1 cup of cheese like tasty or cheddar for flavour and 1 cup of mozzarella for stretch! You can substitute with swiss, gruyere or any other melting cheese that has flavour and salt. You could also forgo the mozzarella and sub with another cheese.
2. I use ritz or other crackers to top the dip when baking to stop the surface from drying out and to add crunch. You can use any savoury cracker. You can also sub with panko breadcrumbs + grated parmesan (or just breadcrumbs + salt + drizzle of oil).
3. This dip is really best served warm so it’s nice and creamy, or at least at room temperature. It becomes harder when cool. To make ahead, if not using a bread bowl, I mix it together but do not microwave. Then when ready to serve, microwave, give it a good mix then divide between bowls.
If using the bread bowl, use a sourdough cob bread like I did. You can assemble the dip in the bread per the recipe, then to reheat quickly, microwave the cob bread then bake to make it crusty. If you don’t have a microwave, you will need to wrap the bread in foil and bake for 20 minutes, then unwrap and bake for 20 min (to make the dip warm in the middle).
If you don’t have access to an oven for reheating, then bake the bread with the dip int it to make it crusty, let it cool then refrigerate. Then when ready to serve, microwave to reheat (if using sourdough, it stays pretty crusty even when reheated in the microwave).
4. Nutrition per serving, assuming 10 servings, excluding bread because I cannot be held responsible if you eat the entire bread bowl. This recipe makes around 4 1/2 – 5 cups of dip.
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