I love appetizers, and I am having a dip party, I need some suggestions!?

Question

I love to make dips, I need help coming up with some quick, easy and affordable ways to make dips...along with what to serve with them!?

Please no use of ketchup, tuna, salmon, or peanut butter since I am allergic!

Answer 1

Ground beef or ground turkey browned and drained.
2 packages lite cream cheese
1 taco seasoning packet
1 jar of salsa
1 bag of shredded mexican cheese
put it all in a crock pot to melt
serve with tortilla chips
yummy!
Have a good party

Answer 2

I love dips too! Here are some of my favorites:

1. Hot Artichoke Crab Dip:

2 cans artichokes, drained and coarsely chopped
1 can crab, drained,or 1 cup fresh crab
1 can diced green chili's
1 cup mayonaise
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp hot sauce
2 cups shredded parmesan cheese

Mix the above together and place in a decorative baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until mixture is bubbling and slightly golden in color. Serve with blue corn tortilla chips.

2. Hot (or Cold) Shrimp Dip:

1/2 lb fresh salad shimp
1 can tomato soup
1 brick cream cheese
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced celery
1 tsp hot sauce

Heat the above until bubbling and pour into a crockpot. Serve warm with ritz crackers or sliced baguette. Or, refrigerate and serve cold with crackers.

Chili Cream Cheese Dip:

1 can chunky chili with beans
2 bricks cream cheese
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 can diced olives
1/2 cup diced tomato
3 T chopped flat leaf parsley
1/2 cup sour cream

In baking dish, or pie plate, spread softened cream cheese and top with chili. Top with cheddar and microwave on high until cheese has melted. Top with diced olives, tomato, parsley, and sour cream. Serve with "Scoops" tortilla chips.

Answer 3

Spinach and Artichoke Dip (Get lots of compliments on this one!)

2 boxes of chopped spinach cooked and drained
1 can artichoke hearts (chopped)
12 ozs. Pepper Jack Cheese (Shredded)
small container sour cream
small Philadelphia cream cheese
1 onion and 1 toe of garlic chopped and sauted in butter until clear

Add all ingredients, except 8 ozs of the cheese.

Place in bowl.

Sprinkle last 8 ozs of Pepper Jack cheese on top

Microwave for approx 4 to 5 minutes until cheese melts

Serve with White restaurant style tortilla chips

Answer 4

A dip party what a good idea one idea is to look at Foodnetwork.com they have a ton of recipes but a easy dip is clam dip
1 container of sour cream
1 small can of minced clams(drain most of water)
some garlic powder to taste or you could even use onion powder if you prefer
put all in a bowl and mix

Sheepherders dip
get a whole loaf of sheepherders bread and cut off the top take all the bread out of the middle and set aside to with dip
take
1 sm. container of sour cream
2 softened bricks of cream cheese
3 green onions (sliced)
1 jar of dried beef thinly sliced(usually located by the tuna)
mix all the ingredients together place in hollowed out bread loaf wrap in foil and place on a cookie sheet leave the lid off and cook in a preheated oven for 1 hr about 15 minutes before its done stir place on lid and pull down foil to crisp loaf then serve with bread that was taken out of the middle everyone loves this it is so stinking good!

Answer 5

Here are my most requested at all my catering events....

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Yields: 20 servings


INGREDIENTS:
2 cooked bonless skinless chicken breasts deboned and diced.
2 (8 ounce) packages cream
cheese, softened
1 cup Ranch dressing
3/4 cup pepper sauce, such as
Franks® Red Hot® 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar
cheese

1 bunch celery, cleaned and
cut into 4 inch pieces
1 (8 ounce) box chicken-
flavored crackers

DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat chicken and hot sauce in a skillet over medium heat, until heated through. Stir in cream cheese and ranch dressing. Cook, stirring until well blended and warm. Mix in half of the shredded cheese, and transfer the mixture to a slow cooker. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top, cover, and cook on Low setting until hot and bubbly. Serve with celery sticks and crackers.


Best Ever Hot Artichoke Dip

Yields: 20 servings

INGREDIENTS:
2 (6.5 ounce) jars marinated
artichoke hearts, chopped
2 cups mozzarella cheese,
shredded 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sliced almonds


DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
2. In a shallow baking dish combine the artichoke hearts, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese and mayonnaise. Bake for 45 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with almonds if desired. Serve hot with tortilla chips or crackers.

Caramel Fruit Dip

Yields: 16 servings

The sweet four-ingredient blend is good with any fruit, but especially tasty with tart apples.
INGREDIENTS:
1 (8 ounce) package cream
cheese, softened
1/2 cup caramel ice cream
topping 1/4 cup honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:
1. In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Beat in caramel topping, honey and cinnamon. Serve with fruit. Store in the refrigerator.

Answer 6

how about this one....BLT dip
16 0z container of sour cream
2 cups of mayonnaise (NOT miracle whip!)
salt and pepper to taste
1 pound of bacon cut into small pieces and cooked
cherry tomatoes cut in 1/4's (they have less "juice" so they do not water down the dip),
cook the bacon, drain on paper towels. in a bowl mix the sour cream and mayo together add salt and pepper to taste, fold in bacon and tomatoes...chill it tastes just like a BLT sandwich! you can serve it on toast pieces or crackers.

Answer 7

frozen spinach in a bag...french onion soup powder mix...yougurt or sour cream...= spinach dip...use some common sense to put together...tip/hint: its cold...no cooking

yogurt + cucumber + thyme + garlic + lime juice = mmmmm

can of refried beans + sour cream + shredded cheese + salsa = bean dip ooooo!

foodnetwork <-----google it

Answer 8

purchase kabana and particularly smoked chicken breast, slice that up. And a bag of chocotate coated nuts/sultanas, place in a bowl some chips/crisps or wedges in a bowl is solid too.

Answer 9

hmm well being a awful cook i'm gonna say buy a bag of nachos and you can buy some yummy dips like salsa!

Answer 10

Add dill weed to ranch dressing - simple but amazing!!!