Hot Chipped Beef Dip with Blue Cheese

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Hot Chipped Beef Dip with Blue Cheese

Creamy appetizer dip combining salty chipped beef with tangy blue cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream, studded with mushrooms and fresh scallions. Baked until bubbly and served warm with toasted bread, crackers, or pita chips for spreading or dipping.

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ ounce chipped beef, finely cut
  • 3 scallions, chopped
  • 2 tablespoon parsley, chopped
  • 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
  • 2 ounce blue cheese, softened
    gorgonzola1:1tangypungentdairy-free

    similar funk and moisture

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  • 1 cup jarred mushrooms, drained
    fresh mushrooms1:1earthyumami

    sauté first, drain well

  • cup sour cream
    Greek yogurt1:1tangycreamy

    3

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F

  2. 2

    Rinse chipped beef to remove salt and finely cut

  3. 3

    Chop scallions and parsley

  4. 4

    Combine rinsed beef, scallions, parsley, softened cream cheese, softened blue cheese, drained mushrooms, and sour cream in a shallow oven-proof dish

  5. 5

    Bake for 20 minutes

  6. 6

    Serve with toasted bread, crackers, or pita chips

Tips

Tip 1

Rinsing the chipped beef removes excess salt for better flavor balance

Tip 2

Use an oven-proof dish to prevent damage from direct heat

Good to Know

Storage

Cover and refrigerate up to 3 days. Reheat gently in 325 degree F oven for 10-15 minutes before serving.

Make Ahead

Assemble dip in dish, cover, refrigerate up to 8 hours. Bake when ready to serve.

Serve With

Transfer to serving dish and serve warm with toasted bread, crackers, or pita chips.

Common Mistakes

Watch

Do not skip rinsing beef to avoid overly salty dip

Watch

Do not use cold cream cheese to avoid lumpy texture when combined

Substitutions

Dairy-Free Swaps

blue cheese
gorgonzola1:1tangypungentdairy-free

similar funk and moisture

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General Alternatives

pita chips
tortilla chips1:1tags

saltier, more robust

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sour cream
Greek yogurt1:1tangycreamy

3

Full guide →
jarred mushrooms
fresh mushrooms1:1earthyumami

sauté first, drain well

Full guide →
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