One-Bowl Easy Creamy Bacon Blue Cheese Dip Recipe

This velvet-rich and deeply flavored homemade blue cheese dip recipe, with smoky crisp bacon, and lots of fresh herbs is the perfect dip for everything from hot wings and crunchy veggies to crisp potato chips. A wonderful, make-ahead dip that will be the first thing to disappear at any party.

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This is a completely from-scratch blue cheese dip recipe. You won’t find any powdered seasoning packet or artificial flavors hiding inside. Get ready for a blissful blue cheese experience where you can truly taste the homemade difference.

But what’s the difference between homemade chunky blue cheese dip and blue cheese dressing? Blue cheese dip is like dressing, but its base is much thicker, not runny. Therefore, the blue cheese takes center stage has a richer, more complex flavor than regular salad dressing. But we are taking this a step further and using smoky bacon in this recipe for an ultimate indulgent dip in that will knock your socks off.

The best part? It takes one bowl and maybe 10 minutes tops to mix together.

Here’s Why You’ll Love This Blue Cheese Dip

• 100% from-scratch dip recipe, and you can taste the difference
• Creamy and rich blue cheese dip is a retro nostalgic delight
• Extra crispy, smoky bacon that’s mixed throughout
• Lots of fresh herbs for pops of flavor
• Wonderful make-ahead appetizer
• Super easy, one bowl recipe

One taste tester said this easy blue cheese dip recipe was luscious and rich but also impossible to stop eating. That pretty much sums it up!

What Type Of Blue Cheese To Use

There are not very many ingredients in this dip, so you want to use the best quality you can get for each of them, especially the blue cheese. It’s the star after all!

For the best blue cheese flavor, I like to use Maytag blue cheese or Point Reyes blue cheese—they’re my favorite. Other good options are Italian Dolce Gorgonzola (a tiny bit sweet and more mild) or a pungent blue cheese like Roquefort from France.

Any leftovers can be used instead of the Fontina in my cheesy polenta with Mediterranean vegetables, that would be a blue cheese-lover’s dream.

One blue cheese I do not recommend is using blue cheese crumbles, these tend to be dry and flavorless.

This Dip Could Not Be Easier

A few simple ingredients, little bit of chopping, crisping the bacon and your delicious dip is ready. Here’s what you need to make it:

• Sour cream. For the best creamy texture. Sour cream gives it a lovely creamy base, much better than mayo.
• Blue cheese. Good quality blue cheese like the ones listed above. These (or similar) are available at your local grocery store.
• Lemon juice. Fresh lemon juice from whole lemons please. You can also substitute white wine vinegar.
• Kosher salt. I always use Morton kosher salt unless otherwise specified.
• Worcestershire sauce. For that sharp umami tang.
• Scallions. AKA green onion.
• Italian parsley. Fresh parsley adds a nice herbal backdrop.
• Bacon. Any leftovers can be used to make my favorite chicken cacciatore recipe.
• Cracked black pepper. Freshly ground is always best.

Combine everything in a medium bowl and stir until combined. That’s it! You can serve this creamy blue cheese dip right away, but it does improve in flavor the next day, so make ahead is the key. Make sure to taste it before serving and add another pinch of salt if needed.

What To Serve With It

This cheesy dip is the perfect appetizer for any party from game day to a fancy holiday soiree. Here are my favorite ways to serve it:

• With fresh vegetables like carrots, radishes, cucumbers, celery sticks, sugar snap peas, bell pepper strips, and/or cherry tomatoes.
• For a Buffalo wings dip
• As a topping for baked potatoes
• With potato chips, crackers, pretzels, or breadsticks
• As a sauce on top of my double pork pork burgers or instead of the horseradish aioli with my roasted pork shoulder with root veggies

Can I Turn This Into Salad Dressing?

Sure! Making it a bit thinner and smoother would make a killer wedge salad that’s better than you get at your local restaurant!

To make it into a salad dressing, omit the bacon (you can still crisp it and sprinkle on top of the salad if you’d like). Stir in 1/3 cup buttermilk and you’ll have a lovely pourable salad dressing.

If you’d like it really smooth, combine everything in a food processor. For a lighter version, do 1/2 cup buttermilk and 1/2 cup sour cream.

More Party Appetizer Ideas

• Easy Baked Goat Cheese Dip with Roasted Grapes
• Spicy Cajun Shrimp Deviled Eggs
• Honey Mustard Snack Mix
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