Warm Blue Cheese Dip with Garlic and Bacon
Description
Even people who don't like blue cheese love this wonderful bacon-blue cheese dip. It can be served with vegetables or slices of French bread.
Ingredients
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7 slices bacon
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2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1/4 cup half-and-half
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4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
Directions
1
Cook bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, 7 to 9 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; leave grease in the pan. Crumble bacon when cool enough to handle.
2
Cook garlic in bacon grease over medium heat until soft, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
3
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4
Beat cream cheese and half-and-half in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until blended. Stir in bacon, garlic, blue cheese, and chives. Transfer mixture to a medium baking dish and cover.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.