Bacon Cheddar Ranch Dip
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Bacon Cheddar Ranch Dip is your favorite ranch dip, just upgraded with bacon and cheddar! Easy to make and super delicious, this dip is amazingly rich and creamy, and packed to the max with flavor. It will get rave reviews all around from both young and old alike!
Easy Bacon Cheddar Ranch Dip Recipe
This tastes just like a cheese ball but in a creamier more dipable, no cracker-breaking form! I made it the week before Thanksgiving and loved it so I decided to make it to have around for the holidays with all the company we’d be having. You can never have enough tasty appetizers when it comes to hosting! This dip would be perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, game day, game nights, birthday parties, after-school snacks….
Let’s just say everyone was coming back for more at my house, and they’ll be loving it at your house, too!
Ingredients for Ranch Dip
- Sour cream
- Neufchatel Cheese or cream cheese
- Ranch dressing mix or seasoning pack
- Green onions
- Cheddar
- Bacon or bacon bits
- Parsley (for garnish)
It’s the Ultimate Veggie and Cracker Dip
When I know this is in the fridge I just keep reaching in and grabbing some veggies to dive into this dip. I love everything about it. I mean with ingredients like bacon, cheddar and ranch how could you go wrong? All the best things in one incredible dip that is destined to please. And the instructions? Just mix it all up!
Serve this delicious crack dip with:
- Potato chips
- Celery sticks
- Carrots
- Tortilla Chips
- Bell Peppers
- Broccoli & cauliflower
- Cherry tomatoes
This will be a regular on my holiday menu and maybe take over that yearly holiday cheese ball tradition my mom used to have. It’s absolutely delicious and perfectly irresistible. Make it soon and enjoy!
Just FYI if you don’t like things very salty you can use low-sodium bacon or you can add a little more sour cream to balance out the salt from the ranch seasoning packets. My family likes a bit of salt so it was perfect for us but if you don’t like much salt then adjust accordingly. You can also make a thick dip more loose by adding a splash of buttermilk. 
What I love most about this recipe is that you can make it ahead of time. You can whip it up in a medium bowl before heading to any family function, just be sure and cover it with Glad Press’n Seal Wrap beforehand and leave it to chill in the fridge until ready to eat.
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Bacon Cheddar Ranch Dip
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon (9 oz) cooked until crisp, cooled and crumbled into bits
- 1 (8 oz) pkg. Neufchatel cheese, softened
- 1 1/4 cups sour cream
- 1 (1 oz) pkg. Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Dressing Mix
- 1 cup finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions (from about 2)
- Fresh vegetables and crackers , for serving
Instructions
- Place Neufchatel cheese in a medium mixing bowl and using an electric hand mixer whip until smooth. Add sour cream and mix until smooth. Add dressing mix, cheddar cheese, green onions and bacon and stir and fold until well blended*. Serve with vegetables and crackers. Store dip in refrigerator in an airtight container.
- *If you'd like to have some of the cheddar, onions and bacon on top of the dip just set some aside before mixing the rest in.
- Recipe source: Cooking Classy