Beer Cheese Dip

This ultra cheesy, irresistibly good beer cheese dip made in a skillet adds everyone's three favorite condiments to the party: bacon, beer and potato chips.

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword beer cheese dip, dip

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Total Time 45

Servings

Calories 384kcal

Ingredients

½ pound bacon slices
1 tablespoon butter
½ yellow onion , diced
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
8 ounces cream cheese , softened
1-12 ounce beer , (preferably an IPA or dark brown ale)
6 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese , (about 8 ounces)
Generous dashes of hot sauce such as Frank's or Tabasco
Kettle Brand Chips for dipping

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Add bacon to a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté 10 minutes until just crispy then remove and place on a paper towel-lined plate. Cool and then chop or tear the bacon into rough pieces. Discard the bacon grease.
In a medium high-sided skillet or saucepan on medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and cook until soft, about 3-4 minutes.
Whisk in the mustard and then add the beer, scraping up the bits from the bottom of the pan. Increase the heat, bring to a boil, and cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
Add the cream cheese then reduce the heat to medium. Whisk the cream cheese into the beer mixture until the cheese melts and becomes creamy. Turn off the heat.
Set aside ¼ cup of the shredded cheddar. Add the rest of the cheddar cheese about 1 cup at a time to the beer mixture, stirring until the cheese melts and is smooth. Repeat until all of the cheese has been added.
Stir in ¾ of the bacon, saving the rest for the top of the dip.
Spray a 1-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Pour the dip into the dish and top with the remaining ¼ cup cheddar cheese and the rest of the crumbled bacon.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the dip is bubbling. Serve warm with potato chips.

Notes

To make this dip in a slow cooker: Follow all of the directions above but instead of transferring the cheese mixture to the baking dish, transfer it to a slow cooker insert and cook for 1-2 hours on high. Transfer to the big game tailgate in the slow cooker.

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