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Cinco de Mayo Sour Cream Tortilla Chip Dip

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Sour Cream Tortilla Chip Dip

Sour Cream Tortilla Chip Dip full of crowd pleasing flavors like bacon, sweet roasted garlic and peppers, and a slight kick of chipotle peppers!

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This recipe is one that I concocted out of necessity – a Cinco de Mayo dip themed challenge at work.  The rules were simple.  Make a dip that goes with tortilla chips and is “fitting” for Cinco de Mayo.  Tortilla chips are provided.

I took the approach to make something that is different enough from the traditional dips others would make yet addicting enough to draw the masses back for seconds, thirds, etc.

Sour cream paired with a touch of saltiness accompanying some traditional Mexican spices accentuated by bacon.  While it’s not the mix you’d typically think of, you have to admit – this sounds like a winner out of the gate doesn’t it?

Bacon, red onion, roasted peppers and grilled garlic cloves are some core flavors in this sour cream based chip dip.
Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce, Sour Cream Cheddar Cheese and salt complete this sour cream based tortilla chip dip.
Sour Cream Chipotle Tortilla Chip Dip.  A hearty bowl to please the crowd!  (or for you to over-indulge on the couch with..  Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone!)


Now out of full disclosure, I mentioned that I came up with this recipe for a work competition.  I’m sad to say that this dip did not win the competition…  That said, I still think I got robbed!  This dip is amazing.  There were 15 dips in the competition, about 45 tasters, but I know that many of them didn’t try all of the dips.  Regardless of what that one testing crowd thought, I highly suggest you give this a try – you won’t be disappointed!

Sour Cream Tortilla Chip Dip
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Cinco De Mayo Chip Dip

Sour cream paired with a touch of saltiness accompanying some traditional Mexican spices accentuated by bacon. While it’s not the mix you’d typically think of, you have to admit – this sounds like a winner out of the gate doesn’t it? This did is sure to be a crowd pleaser at your next taco night or work place pot luck.
Course Condiments, Dip
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 16 servings

Ingredients

  • 16 oz Sour Cream
  • 6 cloves Garlic roasted on the grill, diced and crushed
  • 1/4 cup Red Pepper roasted on the grill, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup Yellow Pepper roasted on the grill, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup Red Onion finely diced
  • 4 Chipotle Pepper in Adobo Sauce finely diced
  • 1 cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded
  • 2/3 cup Bacon grilled for smoky flavor, chopped
  • 2/3 tsp Himalayan Sea Salt

Instructions

  • Grill the bacon. Be careful with bacon on the grill – it can create flames quickly and burn the bacon. A little flame kissing adds nice flavor, but it can go quickly to charred and inedible. Pat dry with paper towels and chop into small chunks.
  • Roast the garlic on the grill. Place a small piece of tinfoil on the grill grates, place the cloves on it and drizzle with a little bit of olive oil and sprinkle with salt.  Flip every so often until all sides are lightly toasted and the cloves are soft.
  • Once the garlic is cooked, dice and then mash with the side of the blade of your knife, then continue to run the knife through the garlic.  This creates a mashed slurry that blends well into the dip.
  • Lightly roast the peppers on the grill. A tiny bit of dark/roasted color is desired. The skin will get soft. Finely dice.
  • Mix all the ingredients together.
  • Keep chilled until it’s time to serve with tortilla chips.

Notes

  • Grilling the bacon and peppers adds a nice smokey flavor that adds a new dynamic to this dip.
  • The Chipotle peppers in Adobo Sauce are smokey and hot.  You can adjust the heat of the dip by adjusting how many peppers you add.  Be careful – it doesn’t take many to increase the heat and it’s easy to take it too far into the hot spectrum.
  • Roasting garlic cloves on the grill makes it sweet and soft.
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