It’s been said a thousand times before, so excuse me as I say it once more: the best part of coming home from school is the food. The thought of having an oven, a REAL oven, to make all of your hometown cravings come to life is nothing short of enticing.
The first thing on my mind when I get home is the dips. Tostitos are a girl’s (second) best friend – next to wine of course.
Chili Dip: easiest and (almost) quickest.
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1 can of Hormel no bean chili
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1 brick of cream cheese
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1 brick of pepper jack cheese OR shredded fiesta blend cheese
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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Pour can of chili into any ceramic dish
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Slice brick of cream cheese as you would for cheese and crackers and layer slices evenly on top of the chili
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Slice (or shred) brick of pepper jack cheese OR fiesta blend cheese and layer evenly on top of cream cheese.
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Put in oven for 30 min!
Chicken Wing Dip: for those who (accurately) consider cheese and buffalo sauce a meal.
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1 cup of shredded white chicken breast
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1 brick of cream cheese
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¾ cup of buffalo sauce
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1 cup of ranch OR blue cheese
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1 cup of shredded fiesta blend cheese
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OPTIONAL: chopped celery
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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In a mixer: add ALL ingredients and mix until combined
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Pour mixture into any ceramic dish
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Put in oven for 30 min!
Fruit Dip: at least we can pretend to be healthy?
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1 container of strawberry cream cheese
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1 smaller sized jar of marshmellow fluff
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1 container of cool whip
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Beat cream cheese in a mixer alone until it has a whipped texture
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Beat in marshmallow
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Beat in cool whip
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ENJOY (I prefer to pair it with strawberries – you won’t regret it)