• Saturdays with Rachael Ray – Swiss and Bacon Dip

  Filed under Dips/Sauces
  Oct 2
  

  I like sports, but I’m not a sports enthusiast.  In fact, most of the time when there is a get together planned around sports, I’m more likely to get excited about the food than I am the game.

  And since it’s football season, and everyone is gathering to watch their favorite teams play, you need a good dip recipe to eat while you cheer your team on!  I was actually first drawn to this recipe because I had both some bacon and Swiss cheese that I needed to use up, so I thought I’d kill 2 birds with 1 stone.  (That’s kind of a horrible saying, isn’t it?)  But I’m so glad I had those ingredients that needed to be used, because this just may be a new favorite.  You can’t really go wrong when you put cheese and bacon together, but this was seriously addicting.  In fact, I ended up just eating the dip and the bread for dinner!!

  Swiss and Bacon Dip
  from 30 Minute Meals

  total time:  25 minutes

  8 slices bacon, chopped
  8 ounces softened cream cheese
  1/2 cup mayonnaise
  2 rounded teaspoons Dijon mustard
  1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
  3 scallions, chopped
  1/2 cup smoked almonds, coarsely chopped
  bread and/or veggies, for dipping

  Preheat oven to 400F.

  Brown bacon in nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Drain crisp bacon bits on paper towels.

  In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, Dijon, Swiss and scallions with cooked bacon. Transfer to a shallow small casserole or baking dish and bake until golden and bubbly at edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Top with chopped smoked almonds. Place dip on a platter and surround warm casserole with breads and carrots for dipping.

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  * You can link any blog post, present or past, as long as it is a Rachael Ray recipe.
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  That’s it!! Simple, simple. Just make sure the recipe is a Rachael Ray recipe – it doesn’t matter if it comes from her talk show, 30-Minute Meals, her magazine, or one of her cookbooks. But it must be from Rachael Ray. Any posts that don’t follow these two rules will be deleted from the Mr. Linky.

  I can’t wait to see what you’ve made!

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  8 Comments

8 Responses to “Saturdays with Rachael Ray – Swiss and Bacon Dip”

1. 

   Cindy said on October 2nd, 2010 at 3:05 pm

   Something about bacon and cheese that just says "eat me", LOL. YUM-O

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   Joanne said on October 2nd, 2010 at 5:59 pm

   I'm totally with you. I'm not such a big fan of sports themselves but I like that they give me an opportunity to sit with my friends and eat. this dip sounds awesome! I am definitely going to add it to my football season rotation!

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   newlywed said on October 2nd, 2010 at 6:09 pm

   This looks SO good. I have actually tried to convince my husband to watch more football because I like football snacks…
   I linked up a RR recipe with you!

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   scrambledhenfruit said on October 2nd, 2010 at 6:22 pm

   I'd much rather tailgate than watch a football game. This dip looks yummy- you can't go wrong with bacon and cheese!

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   Peabody said on October 2nd, 2010 at 7:26 pm

   I love anything with the word bacon in it. Mmmm.

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   Monet said on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:59 am

   I agree. I don't like sports, but I love getting together with family and friends (and eating good food too!) This dip looks delicious, and I'm sure it would be popular at any football or sports party. I love the smoked almonds on top!

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   Vivienne said on October 3rd, 2010 at 9:08 am

   lol i like your hitting the bird with 1 stone strategy!

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   Barbara said on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:17 pm

   Oh my! I've GOT to make this one ASAP! Love all those flavors!

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