Bacon Blue Cheese Dip

It’s party season and there’s lots of reasons to celebrate.  I love discovering something new to share with guests or take along to a gathering that is not predictable party fare.

This is one you should try– Bacon Blue Cheese Dip.  Easy and different.

Here’s the bonus – although this dip is terrific with potato chips, it is also a winner with slices of apples, celery sticks, carrots, and grapes – I highly recommend you offer those choices to your guests.

Ingredients

• 8 slices of bacon – chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic – minced
• 2  8oz packages of cream cheese – softened
• 1/3 cup milk
• 3 green onions chopped
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts – toasted
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook bacon in a skillet on stove top until crispy. Drain pan and set bacon aside in a small bowl. Add garlic to same pan you cooked bacon in (for extra flavor) and cook over medium heat until soft – about 3 minutes.  Using a hand mixer – blend cream cheese and milk in a medium size bowl.  Once well blended, stir in garlic, bacon, onion and cheese; put mixture in an oven safe dish (ok to use one you will be serving out of) Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until bubbly.  Before serving, sprinkle walnuts on top. Serve warm.

Enjoy!