Warm Blue Cheese Dip with Garlic and Bacon

Even people who don't like blue cheese love this wonderful bacon-blue cheese dip. It can be served with vegetables or slices of French bread.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 155 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
• 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• 7 slices bacon
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 0.25 cup half-and-half

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Cook bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, 7 to 9 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; leave grease in the pan. Crumble bacon when cool enough to handle.

Step 4

Cook garlic in bacon grease over medium heat until soft, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat.

Step 5

Beat cream cheese and half-and-half in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until blended. Stir in bacon, garlic, blue cheese, and chives. Transfer mixture to a medium baking dish and cover.