DipTacular Recipes (Blue Cheese BBQ Dip, BLT Dip and Cowboy Caviar)!

Today I'm linking up with BooMama for her DipTacular 2011. I think any guest that's ever come to my house knows that pretty much my fall-back dish is any type of dip, so when I read that she would be doing this event, I couldn't wait to read the other recipes and share some of mine. I've had a lot of success with the recipes that I'm sharing today... However, they've been SO successful that I've failed to take any pictures of the dishes before we demolish them... :)

So, first is a recipe that I made up all by myself! When we moved from Kalamazoo I got a major craving for some Kansas City Dipping Grill, and this is a pretty decently similar dip...

BBQ Chicken/Blue Cheese Dip:

Ingredients:
2 Large Chicken Breasts
1/2 Jar of Marzetti Blue Cheese dressing
1 package of Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 Bottle of Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 Green Onion

Directions:
Soften cream cheese and place into a large mixing bowl with about half a jar of blue cheese dressing (a little more or less if you want). Mix well, and continue to mix until whippy (like that word?!). Spread this whippy mixture on the bottom of the serving dish.

Separately, thaw chicken breasts, cut up into small pieces and cook over the stove. After fully cooked add the entire bottle of Sweet Baby Rays. Season to your liking. Once this BBQ chicken mixture has cooled enough, spread over the cream cheese mixture on the serving dish. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and top with chopped green onion (optional, obviously :).

Mmmm... it's so good, I promise.

The newest two dip recipes that I've tried I HAVE to share also.

This first one is SO easy, and SO good. I was SHOCKED that it was as good as it was, because really, when I read the recipe I thought it would either be suprisingly delish or absolutely disgusting. I'm happy to say that me, Kris and our guests have thought that it was the prior. :)

BLT Dip:

Ingredients:
1 cup sour cream
1 cup miracle whip (I use Light to feel a little healthier, or you could always us Mayo, instead).
1 pound bacon
1 diced/seeded tomato.

Directions:
Mix the sour cream and Miracle Whip. Tear the pound of bacon (after it's been cooked!) into small pieces and mix into the sour cream mixture. Right before serving add the diced/seeded tomato.

I served this with pita bread, and it tasted great because it really did taste like a BLT! Mmm. If I still had some in the fridge I would go take a bite right now just because we're talking about it and it's THAT good.

Lastly, this was my own take on a recipe that a friend had/a few I had read online.

Cowboy Caviar:

Ingredients:
1 can of black beans
1/2 can of sweet corn (drained)
1/3 a cup of fresh chopped cilantro
1/2 a cup of chopped red onion
1 medium sized jalapeno, finely chopped
1 package of Philadelphia cream cheese
1/2 a cup of sour cream
1/4 a cup of ranch dressing
1/2 a lime

Directions:
Soften cream cheese and mix with sour cream and ranch dressing. Spread evenly on serving dish. In a separate bowl mix black beans, corn, cilantro, red onion and jalapeno. Squeeze 1/2 of a lime into this mixture. Spread over the cream cheese mixture. Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy.

ANYWAY...

Keegan and I went to the Meridian Township Farmers Market this morning. He loved it. So much that when I put him in the car he continued to scream and scream. Even during the rest of our morning... :) Needless to say, he's taking a nap now. We got a few new things to try, so we'll be cooking a fun dinner tonight. I got fresh Okra, and some other goodies... We'll see how it goes!

Enjoy your Wednesday, all... We're 1/2 way to the weekend!