Dip Archives – Amy's Delicious Mess

Hot Sweet Onion Dip

Amy — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:07:00 +0000

I saw this recipe over at Closet Cooking and knew I had to make it. I had a few people over last weekend and knew this would be perfect to make for that. It was really simple to put together and everyone loved it! I served the dip with some bread that I grill and then rubbed with a clove of garlic. There were only 4 of us and by the end of the night it was almost gone. It was that good. I doubled the recipe because I knew that one recipe wouldn’t have been enough. I will be making this again really soon.

Hot Sweet Onion Dip

1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup parmigiano reggiano, grated

1 cup sweet onion, chopped

pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix everything together and place it in a baking dish.

Bake for 50-75 minutes or until the top is nicely browned.

Enjoy!

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7 Layer Dip

Amy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:14:00 +0000

Remember the guacamole I made the other day? Well I really had a craving for 7 layer dip so that’s what it was destined for. You can use whatever brands you like for this. You can make it slightly healthier if you use low-fat or non-fat items. You could use ground turkey instead of ground beef or you could leave the meat out all together.

It’s simple to put together. I you need to do is layer it in a dish or in my case I used my mini trifle bowls. I found this better than making one whole one because if there’s something that someone doesn’t like you can leave it out and they can have their own individual dip. Plus the bowls are so cute so I love using them when I can.

There’s not really a recipe with specific measurements. I just used what I had on hand. Sorry about the lack of pictures but the camera was dying. You can layer the ingredients in whatever order you’d like, but the sour cream and cheese are on the top.

7 Layer Dip

1 can Refried beans (I used the fat free kind)

Salsa

Guacamole

Sliced olives

Sour cream (I used low fat)

Taco meat

Shredded cheese

I layer mine with the beans on the bottom, then a layer of the taco meat and then a layer of the salsa. Then on top of that went the guacamole followed by a layer sliced olives, the sour cream and then topped off with shredded cheese.

Enjoy!

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Guacamole

Amy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:21:00 +0000

Remember that lime I was talking about the other day? Well it was destined for this guacamole. I say was because when I sliced it open to juice it I discovered that it was bone dry! I couldn’t even get one drop of juice out if it!!! Good thing I still had lemons from TJ’s so I just used that instead.

I picked up a guacamole kit at TJ’s when I was there. It was cheaper than getting the pre-made stuff so I decided to get it. I love the kit because it includes everything that you need to make really yummy guacamole (with the exception of the little lime incident). This was really easy to put together because all you need to do is chop everything and juice the lime (or lemon in my case).

Guacamole

2 Haas avocados

1 Roma tomato

2 cloves of garlic

1 shallot

1 jalapeno

1 lime

salt

Chop everything except the lime and mix together in a large bowl. I only added half the jalapeno because I don’t like things too spicy. Make sure that you remove all the seeds and veins from the jalapeno if you don’t want it too spicy. That is where most of the heat comes from. Juice the lime and add it to the guacamole. Season with salt to taste.

Chopped garlic and shallots

Chopped tomatoes and jalapeno

Chopped avacado

Enjoy!

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Yummy Layered Pesto Spread

Amy — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:25:00 +0000

So I needed to find something to bring the Ryan’s housewarming and I thought what about my yummy pesto spread. I havn’t made it in a while and it has all the things that I love. Goat cheese, pesto and sundried tomatoes. It’s pretty simple to make. The hardest part is getting the layers to look nice. It’s hard to spread the cheese mixture on top of the sundried tomatoes and on top of the pesto. So sometimes if I’m feeling lazy I just mix everything together instead of bothering with the layer. I usually serve this with crackers or bread. I’m sure this would also be good with veggies.

On the left is everything mixed together and on the right is the layered spread

Layered Pesto Spread

1 8 ounce package of lowfat cream cheese, softened

6 ounces goat cheese, softened

2 cloves of garlic, crushed

1/3 cup oil packed sundried tomatoes, drained and diced

1/3 cup pesto

Mix the cream cheese, goat cheese and crushed garlic together until evenly incorporated.

Get a clear glass bowl or in this case I used 2 mini triffle dishes. If doing it in a bowl I would divide the mixture into thirds so you have enough for each layer. If you want to do it in the mini triffle dishes like I did then divide it into sixths. Start with a layer of the cheese and smooth it out in the bottom of the bowl then sprinkle the on diced sundried tomatoes. Layer with more of the cheese mixture and spread it out smooth. Spread pesto on top of the cheese mixture and cover with the remaining cheese mixture.

Chill for at least a hour and serve with crackers or bread.

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