Best Chili Dip

The easiest and very best Mexican inspired dip. Your eaters will love it!

A four ingredient dip which couldn’t be easier to make! It’s basically, open can of chili…peal wrapper off cream cheese…sprinkle in garlic powder…sprinkle in chili powder. Or in shorthand: Open - Peel - Shake - Shake - Stir - Zap! It’s almost like a magic trick, the wand being a wooden spoon to stir and there you have it - a scrumptious dip that everyone devours.

Originally served with Fritos, tortilla and potato chips convey this satisfying morsel equally well to your mouth and provide a delightful crunch to the creamy dip. At all our family gatherings, which are called “Ramptonville” (which indicate a crazy group of food-loving, rowdies), Chili Dip, like one of the family, makes a brief appearance - brief because it is consumed so quickly.

Best Chili Dip

2 15-ounce cans chili with beans or without

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 can chopped green chilies

3 cloves finely diced garlic (or 1 tablespoon chili powder)

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

shredded cheddar cheese and chopped chives (optional)

-In a medium mixing bowl stir softened cream cheese unitl smooth. Add chili powder, green chilis, and garlic and combine. Stir in chili until well blended with cream cheese. Place into microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high power for 3 minutes, Remove and stir until smooth and place in a serving dish. Garnish with shredded cheddar and chives if desired. Serve with favorite tortilla chips, chips or Fritos.

Simple mixture of cream cheese and chili - so easy!

Cream cheese and chili mixture is a pale reddish color - just what you want!

Dig In!

PERSNICKETY NOTES:

-You can certainly use homemade chili instead of canned and depending on your own chili recipe it might certainly elevate the flavor of the dip. Canned chili is recommended only for convenience.

-Be sure to microwave the dip rather than bake it as baking causes the mixture to separate.

-Adding grated cheddar cheese on top and perhaps bacon bits and chopped green onion and chives couldn’t hurt!