This Bacon Dip is creamy, cheesy and loaded with crispy bacon. This easy dip can be made in the slow cooker or in the oven. Serve it with crackers or tortilla chips.
If you are looking for a tasty and addictive appetizer recipe to make for your next gathering, dinner party or game night, you need to try this warm and cheesy bacon dip! This gooey and tasty dip is easy to make and always gets rave reviews!
This tasty bacon dip combines cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, bacon and scallions. Topped with a crispy Panko bread and Parmesan cheese topping then baked until bubbly, golden and perfectly gooey for dipping.
How To Make Bacon Dip
Making this appetizer is as easy as mixing a few ingredients together!
- Mix the 3-ingredient topping in a small bowl.
- Reserve about 1 tablespoon of crispy bacon and some scallions to use as garnish.
- In a bowl, stir together the cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic powder, mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese until well combined.
- Add the bacon and green onions. Stir well.
- Pour the dip in a baking dish and top with the Panko breadcrumbs topping.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and golden on the top.
- Garnish with the reserved bacon and green onions and serve.
To make this easy dip, I always cook my bacon in the oven to crispy perfection. Cooking bacon in the oven is so easy and much better than having bacon grease splatter all over your stove. You can cook bacon in the oven in small and big batches.
Bacon Dip Recipe Tips
- If you want to take this bacon dip to a potluck, school or office function, I am providing instructions for making this dip in your slow cooker.
- When making bacon dip in the crock pot, you will skip the crispy topping. I promise it will still be delicious.
- This appetizer recipe can be made ahead. Mix the dip ingredients and place them in the baking dish. Mix the crispy topping ingredients and place them in a ziptop bag. Refrigerate until ready to bake. Take the baking dish from the refrigerator 20 minutes before baking so the mixture is not too cold.
- Make this dip spicy by adding a small can of medium or hot diced green chiles
- Serve this warm and cheesy dip with crackers, tortilla chips, potato chips, pita chips or toasted bread slices.
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Warm and Cheesy Bacon Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup green onions, sliced (about 3 green onions)
- 12 ounces bacon, cooked until crispy and chopped (divided)
For the Topping
- 1/3 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Reserve about 1 tablespoons of crispy bacon and some of the sliced scallions to garnish the dip.
To Make the Topping (No needed if making in the slow cooker)
- In a small bowl, combine the Panko breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese and melted butter. Set aside.
To Make the Dip
- In a medium size bowl, stir together the cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic powder, mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese until well combined. Add the bacon and green onions. Stir well.
- Pour the dip mixture into a baking dish (2 to 2.5 qt). Sprinkle the crispy topping over the dip. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the topping is golden brown and the dip is bubbly.
- Garnish with the remaining crispy bacon and green onions. Serve with tortilla chips, pita chips, crackers or bread.
Slow Cooker Instructions
- If making in the slow cooker, spray the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray and pour the dip mixture. Cook on low for 2 hours. Top with the remaining crispy bacon and green onions.
Notes
- If you want to take this bacon dip to a potluck, school or office function, I am providing instructions for making this dip in your slow cooker.
- When making bacon dip in the crock pot, you will skip the crispy topping.
- This appetizer recipe can be made ahead. Mix the dip ingredients and place them in the baking dish. Mix the crispy topping ingredients and place them in a ziptop bag. Refrigerate until ready to bake. Take the baking dish from the refrigerator 20 minutes before baking so the mixture is not too cold.
- Make this dip spicy by adding a small can of medium or hot diced green chiles.
- Nutritional information provided is an estimate and will vary based on the brands of ingredients used.
- Dippers like crackers or chips are not included in the nutritional information provided.
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