In case you missed the last 48 hours here on WGC - we are DEEP into game day eats. And today is no exception. Weāre making JalapeƱo Popper Dip which is one of Thomasā favorite recipes of all times. And maybe Iām biased, but I think heās got pretty good taste.
JalapeƱo Popper Dip takes the best of a JalapeƱo Popper and turns it into dip form. This makes me happy for many reasons. 1: you get to bake the dip off in a skillet which makes it easy to serve. 2: you donāt have to assemble 3 dozen individual poppers which is suck a time suck. And 3: itās very easy to skim a little dip off the top before your guests arrive and then cover up any evidence with some extra scallions. You know the drill!
Iāll be serving this up with a whole slew of other recipes for the big game and you can bet itās the same set up as our thanksgiving menu. I make all the food, and the guests are in charge of drinks!
Jalapeno Popper Dip
Ingredients
- 10 slices bacon
- 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- ā cup mayonnaise
- ā cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 3 jalapeƱos finely diced
- 1 poblano pepper finely diced
- 1 Ā½ cups shredded Colby jack cheese
- 1 Ā½ cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
- Ā½ cup crumbled feta cheese
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Scallions for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook bacon, in batches, until crispy. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, then crumble.
- In a large bowl, stir together cream cheese, mayo, sour cream, garlic powder, onion powder, most of cooked bacon (reserve some for topping), all of the poblanos most of the jalapeƱos (reserve some for topping), and 1 cup each cheddar and Monterey jack and all the feta. Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to an oven-safe skillet or baking dish and sprinkle with remaining cheese, crumbled bacon, and jalapeƱo. Bake until dip is golden and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes. To finish, broil for 3 minutes to get cheese extra golden. Sprinkle scallions on top to garnish.
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Photo by Matt Armendariz / Food Styling by Adam Pearson / Recipe by Whatās Gaby Cooking
Do you have to include the feta my family is not a fan?
Truly taste like a jalapeƱo popper!! So so good.
Leaving the bacon out is fine, right? No need to add a substitute?
correct
This is the best jalapeno popper dip, ever. Makes a lot, too.
Cant wait to make this! Are the peppers seeded or not?
The perfect game day dip!
Could this be thrown into a crock pot instead of the oven? If so, what do you recommend cooking temp/time?
I'm sure!! but we havent tested it so i cant say with any certainty about timing