Sweet Onion & Parmesan Dip
It’s football season… and hockey season… and World Series time. The holidays are right around the corner, then New Year’s Eve, and before we know it… the Bowl. This all means that it’s a good time to stock up on fabulous, straightforward appetizers. Not that there is ever a bad time. Appetizers and desserts are our favorite food groups, after all. When it comes to appetizers, dips trump all in our world. If a dip is especially cheesy, it gets bonus points. Yesterday, our father-in-law came over to watch some football with our Chief Culinary Consultant; we were bouncing around the kitchen and wanted to give them something to snack on since it would be a few hours before dinner would be ready. We didn’t want to run to the store, and we wanted something warm, straightforward and not time-consuming. That’s not too much to ask, right?!
We remembered coming across this recipe recently and it seemed to fit the bill evenly. Five ingredients, all that we had in the house, and literally five minutes to throw together and get into the oven. Dip success!
A sweet onion is diced up and mixed together with cream cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese and black pepper. That’s it! The mixture is baked together until the top is nice and golden brown, and then try to hold people back. This totally unassuming dip is hopelessly addicting. You can’t quite it. We dare you. Since we didn’t want to go to the store, we served it with some tortilla chips and pretzel crisps that we already had in the pantry. This would also be great with baguette slices or crackers.
We love stashing away speedy and straightforward appetizer recipes that can be thrown together when you have last-minute guests or need to balance a complex holiday menu with a simple appetizer. If you’re serving a crowd, you may want to scale the recipe up, as four adults completely demolished this dip in short order!
What’s your favorite straightforward game-day dip?
Two years ago: Favorite (Hardcore) Chili
Three years ago: From-scratch Cracker Jack
Five years ago: Buttermilk-Chocolate Chip Crumb Cake
Six years ago: Bostini Cream Pie
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
- Prep: 5 minutes
- Cook: 50 minutes
- Total: 55 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 ounces ( 226.8 g ) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup ( 224 g ) mayonnaise
- 1 cup ( 160 g ) small diced sweet onion
- 1 cup ( 100 g ) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
To serve
- Baguette, crackers or chips, for serving
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, onion, Parmesan cheese and black pepper until completely combined.
- Transfer to a small baking dish and bake until the top is deep golden brown, 45 to 55 minutes. Serve hot with baguette slices, crackers, pretzels or tortilla chips.
