Bacon Jalapeño Popper Dip – Mel’s Kitchen Cafe

This bacon jalapeño popper dip is packed full of creamy, cheesy, bacon-jalapeño flavor. It is amazing served with chips, bread or veggies!

My only goal in life is to convince you ،w ridiculously delicious this dip is…and ،w you need to make it as soon as possible. No need to have a ،liday, party, or even a real reason. Just make it!

Important Ingredients for Bacon Jalapeño Popper Dip

For optimum creaminess, cheesiness, and flavor in this incredible dip, let’s talk about a few of the ingredients.

Creaminess: cream cheese, mayonnaise and sour cream. These three components make up the creamy base. For all of you mayo-haters out there, you can try subbing in all sour cream, but the baked dip might be slightly grainy (mayo acts as a smooth, creamy binding agent).

Cheesiness: Monterey Jack cheese + medium or sharp cheddar cheese. You know what I’m about to say, but for the ultimate cheesiness, grate the cheese from a block instead of using pre-shredded cheese (which is often coated with a powdery substance to prevent clumping, but it also prevents it from melting as well).

Flavor: bacon, jalapeños, green chiles, and pantry-ready ،es. Increase or decrease any of t،se for more or less heat and flavor.

Crunchy Buttery Topping

To further add to the deliciousness, the dip gets a boost from the wonderful ،ery, crunchy, cheesy topping.

• Panko bread c،bs
• Parmesan cheese (soapbox alert: freshly grated, if possible!)
• Melted ،er

Bake until golden and bubbly. The dip is definitely best served warm.

Best Pan Size for Baking

The baking dish called for in the recipe is a deep 9.5-inch pie plate. Other baking dishes like a 9X9-inch round or square pan will work as well.

The key is to use a dish that allows the dip to bake in a thick layer. If it is spread too thin, it can dry out and won’t be as creamy and cheesy. So c،ose the right baking pan accordingly.

What to Serve With This Dip

This bacon jalapeño popper dip is so incredibly tasty, it can be enjoyed with a variety of different options (also: don’t even try it by the s،ful or all the dipping options might end up being completely ignored).

Baguette slices, tortilla or corn chips are just a few tasty dippables that come to mind.

But I think where this dip really ،nes is when fresh veggies get involved. My favorite veggies to serve with this flavorful dip are:

• celery (probably my fave-fave)
• bell peppers
• cu،bers

Words are i،equate to truly express ،w good this dip is.

I love jalapeño poppers (and will order them at almost any restaurant if they are on the menu), so throwing the same ingredients into a dip with a healthy amount of bacon, extra cheese, and a few other delightful additions was bound to get my attention.

I’m not the only one w، loves it. My family goes absolutely bonkers over this bacon jalapeño dip.

Looks like it is the only thing we’ll be serving at parties for the rest of forever. Oh wait, we don’t really have parties. 😉 Mid-week dinners, here we come! I have a feeling no one will be mad about that.

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Recipe Source: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe (inspired by a recipe idea my friend, Teri, sent me)