These recipes are a collection of fast and easy dips if you are pressed for time, have last-minute guests coming or if just want a little something. All four dips took 7 minutes to prep. Also, the Super Bowl is coming up. Just sayin.

😋Green Chile Dip😋

This dip is creamy and spicy and goes great with tortilla chips. This one is 💯 approved by the staff of #ThisIsTucson.

Gather your ingredients.

Combine salsa with cream cheese.

Mix until blended and microwave. 

Ingredients

• 1 jar of green chile salsa — try Walmart or Safeway

• 2 blocks of cream cheese

🍴 Let's get cooking! 🍴

Step 1: Pour the green chile salsa over 2 cream cheese blocks in a microwavable bowl.

Step 2: Place the bowl with the ingredients into a microwave for 3 min. 

Step 3: Microwave and mix the dip every 3 min. until well blended. Serve hot or at room temperature.    

🌶️Chili Cheese Dip🌶️

This dip is a meal in itself. You can make it mild or spicy depending on how many jalapeños you use. Great with french bread or tortilla chips.

Gather your ingredients.

Mix chili and cream cheese in a crock pot.

Chop jalapeño mix and pour into crock pot.

Add shredded cheese and mix until blended. Serve when dip is melted and hot.

Things you will need:

• 4 cans of chili (meat or vegetarian)

• 1 can of mixed jalapeño, onions and carrots

• 2 blocks of cream cheese

• 2 cups of shredded cheese 

Time to spice it up!  🌶️ 🔥 🔥 🔥

Step 1: Turn on the crock pot and put in 2 blocks of cream cheese and cans of chili.

Step 2: Drain and chop up the can of mixed jalapeño, onions and carrots.

Step 3: Pour the jalapeños, onion, carrots and 2 cups of shredded cheese into the crock pot. 

Step 4: Mix everything together. Wait 30 min. until simmering. (Place crock pot temperature on medium or high for 15 min. and low for next 15, depending on your crock pot)

🍏Fruit Dip🍏

This recipe is sweet and easy. It's a cold dip. It goes great with variety of fruit. 

Gather your ingredients.

Mix mascarpone and cool whip.

Mix in powdered sugar.

Serve with fruit.

Things you will need:

• 1 cup of powdered sugar 

• 1 container of coolwhip

• 1 8 oz. container of mascarpone cheese (softened)

Let's get tutti frutti! 🍒 🍑 🍓 🍌 🍉

Step 1:  Pour the entire container of cool whip and mascarpone cheese (softened) into the bowl.

Step 2: Mix with a spoon until contents are well blended.

Step 3: Pour in 1 cup of powdered sugar and mix well until blended. 

Step 4: Refrigerate overnight for best results and serve with fruit.

🍅Sun-Dried Tomato Dip🍅

This is a cold dip. Savory and great if you're a tomato lover. Crackers go great with this recipe. 

Gather your ingredients.

Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, cream cheese and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.

Add tabasco, salt and pepper to taste.  

Serve with crackers or chips. 

Things you will need:

• 1 block of cream cheese  

• 8 oz. of mayonnaise 

• 8 oz. of sour cream 

• 1 jar of sun-dried tomatoes

• 5 dashes (to taste) of Tabasco sauce 

• salt and pepper

🥣 Mix it up! 🥣

Step 1: Put cream cheese, mayonnaise and sour cream into the bowl and mix well until blended.

Step 2: Chop up the sun-dried tomatoes and mix until blended. 

Step 3:  Add Tabasco, salt and pepper to taste.


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