Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Dip

I made this cheeseburger dip a couple of years ago for a picnic, and it was a huge hit. Serve with bell pepper strips and bagel chips. Really good with tortilla chips, too.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 157 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
• ½ pound ground beef
• 8 ounces bacon
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into cubes
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon to a plate lined with paper towels, reserving drippings in the skillet.

Step 2

Break ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain beef, return the skillet to the stove, and reduce heat to low.

Step 3

Stir diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, cream cheese, and shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend into ground beef. Crumble bacon and stir most of it, reserving a few teaspoons for garnish, into beef mixture; cook and stir until cheese begins to melt, 2 to 3 minutes; transfer to a slow cooker.

Step 4

Cook on Low until hot and bubbly, 2 to 3 hours. Stir parsley into dip. Garnish with reserved bacon. Keep in the slow cooker set to Low to serve.