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August 2, 2011
Cheese Dip with Pita Chips
Timeless Snacks & Starters
Prep time:
11 to 13 minutesbaking time:
20 minutes“The smell of cheese dip baking at Grandma's house always promised a good time.”
Ingredients
Serves 10
- 2 (4 1/2-ounce) cans chopped mild green chiles
- 8 ounces Gouda cheese, coarsely chopped
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup milk
- 5 pita bread rounds
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground lemon pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
2
Combine the green chiles, Gouda, cream cheese, Cheddar and milk in a food processor. Process until mixture is blended. Spoon into an 8 × 8-inch baking dish.
3
Bake the cheese dip until hot and bubbly, about 20 minutes.
4
Preheat the broiler. Cut each pita bread round into 8 wedges. Separate the layers to make 16 triangles.
5
Brush the pita bread with butter. Arrange on a baking sheet.
6
Sprinkle the pita bread with lemon pepper and cumin. Broil until crisp, about 3 to 5 minutes. Serve with cheese dip.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma didn't have a food processor for many years and still made this dip easily. She let the cream cheese stand at room temperature until it was soft, shredded the Gouda on the small-holed side of a grater, then combined the ingredients and baked the dip as directed. The baking blended the cheeses just about as well as a food processor did.
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