Warm Blue Cheese Dip

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 8 slices hickory smoked bacon, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
• 2 tablespoons almonds, chopped
• cracker
• assorted fresh vegetable (trimmed and sliced)
• baguette (sliced)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat about 8 minutes or until nearly crisp.
• 3 drain bacon and wipe skillet dry.
• 4 return bacon to pan, add garlic, and cook over medium heat until bacon is crisp (about 3 minutes).
• 5 make sure garlic doesn't burn.
• 6 drain on paper towels.
• 7 using paddle attachment of electric mixer, beat cream cheese in bowl until smooth.
• 8 add cream. beat well to mix.
• 9 fold in bacon, garlic, blue cheese, and chives.
• 10 transfer to a 2-cup baking dish.
• 11 top evenly with almonds.
• 12 bake about 30 minutes or until heated through.
• 13 serve with crackers, baguette slices, or vegetables.