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Bacon Beer Cheese Dip

This ultra cheesy, irresistibly good beer cheese dip made in a skillet adds everyone's three favorite condiments to the party: bacon, beer and potato chips.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 384 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ pound bacon slices
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ½ yellow onion diced
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1-12 ounce beer (preferably an IPA or dark brown ale)
  • 6 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (about 8 ounces)
  • Generous dashes of hot sauce such as Frank's or Tabasco
  • Kettle Brand Chips for dipping

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Add bacon to a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté 10 minutes until just crispy then remove and place on a paper towel lined plate. Cool and then chop or tear the bacon into rough pieces. Discard the bacon grease.
  • In a medium high sided skillet or saucepan on medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and cook until soft, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Whisk in the mustard and then add the beer, scraping up the bits from the bottom of the pan. Increase the heat and bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
  • Add the cream cheese then reduce the heat to medium. Whisk the cream cheese into the beer mixture until the cheese melts and becomes creamy. Turn off the heat.
  • Set aside ¼ cup of the shredded cheddar. Add the rest of the cheddar cheese about 1 cup at a time to the beer mixture, stirring until the cheese melts and is smooth. Repeat until all of the cheese has been added.
  • Stir in ¾ of the bacon, saving the rest for the top of the dip.
  • Spray a 1 quart baking dish with cooking spray. Pour the dip into the dish and top with the remaining ¼ cup cheddar cheese and the rest of the crumbled bacon.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the dip is bubbling. Serve warm with potato chips.

Notes

To make this dip in a slow cooker: Follow all of the directions above but instead of transferring the cheese mixture to the baking dish, transfer to a slow cooker insert and cook for 1-2 hours on high. Transfer to the big game tailgate in the slow cooker