Southwest Hot Chicken Dip (Extra Cheesy)
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This hot chicken dip is cheesy, loaded with corn and black beans, and has just the right amount of heat from the jalapeños. I brought this southwestern dip over to my sister’s house and now she’s trying to convince me to move into their neighborhood; ha! Everyone enjoyed it.
This cheesy dip is really tasty and it’s a one pot recipe; you basically put things into the pot and stir once in awhile; pretty fail-proof! Make this for your next party. It’s a little naughty so it’s best to share! 😉
Ingredients for Hot Chicken Dip:
8 oz cream cheese (low fat is ok)
16 oz sour cream (light is ok)
6 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
1 1/2 cups mild cheddar, shredded
12 oz can chunk chicken breast, drained or 1 1/2 cups cooked shredded chicken
4 oz can Diced jalapeños (the hot variety), drained
15 oz can Black beans (or about 1 1/2 cups home- cooked black beans), rinsed and drained
15 oz can yellow Corn (or 1 1/2 cups freshly cooked corn kernels), drained
2 garlic cloves, pressed
Don’t forget Chips or crackers to Serve!
Optional Garnish:
Mild cheddar, shredded for topping
1 roma tomato, diced
1 avocado, diced
How to Make Easy Spicy Chicken Dip:
1. In a medium pot or dutch oven over medium heat, combine 8oz cream cheese, 16 oz tub sour cream and 6 Tbsp unsalted butter and melt together, whisking until blended.
2. Stir in 1 cup parmesan and 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese and mix until cheese is melted. It should start to bubble.
3. Stir in chicken, jalapeños, black beans, yellow corn and 2 cloves of pressed garlic. Bring to a light boil and remove from heat. Garnish if desired and serve warm or hot. I told ya! Easy peasy! 🙂
Mmmm Cheesy….
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Southwest Hot Chicken Dip (Extra Cheesy)
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese, low fat is ok
- 16 oz sour cream, light is ok
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1 1/2 cups 6 oz mild cheddar, shredded
- 12 oz can chunk chicken breast, drained or 1 1/2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 4 oz can Diced jalapeños, the hot variety, drained
- 15 oz can Black beans rinsed and drained
- 15 oz can yellow Corn, or 1 1/2 cups freshly cooked corn kernels, drained
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed
To Serve and Optional Garnish:
- Tortilla chips or crackers to Serve
- Mild cheddar, shredded for topping
- 1 roma tomato, diced
- 1 avocado, diced
Instructions
- In a medium pot over medium heat, combine 8oz cream cheese, 16 oz tub sour cream and 6 Tbsp unsalted butter and melt together, whisking until blended.
- Stir in 1 cup parmesan and 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese and mix until cheese is melted. It should start to bubble.
- Stir in chicken, jalapeños, black beans, yellow corn and 2 cloves of pressed garlic. Bring to a light boil and remove from heat. Garnish if desired and serve warm or hot. I told ya! Easy peasy! 🙂
And here is the pinterest-friendly 😉
Now all that’s left to do is: (1). Make it. (2). Invite me over.
Natasha Kravchuk
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This is a really good recipe. We were getting together with my husband’s co workers & our families to have finger foods and watch the Christmas parade, (the office is on the street where they have it), & I chose this recipe to make for it. I did the prep work and was going to prepare it after I got dressed, & when I walked in the kitchen, my husband had already started it! That’s not something he normally does. I was really proud of him for that, and it saved me some time. The dip turned out really well, & there was plenty of it. It’s good even after it cools off. We’ll definitely make it again.
That’s wonderful! So glad it was a hit. Thank you for the feedback.
Hi there,just wondering what would happen if I didn’t add the butter?? Do you think it’s necessary?
Hi Tiffany! I have not tested this without the butter. The butter helps it all come together but let us know how it turns out if you experiment with less or no butter.
Natasha have you ever tried making this dip to be more on the mild side? I really want to make this dip for a party but my sister is nursing so I’m wondering if it will still be delicious if I cut back on the jalapeños?
Hi Luba, I think it would work well to make it less spicy.
Hi Natasha! My sister and I made this recipe yesterday for DWTS. Our family and us loved it! We are making it again next week for DWTS. It was one of our favorite dips, we’ve made so far this year. Thanks for the recipe Natasha!
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your excellent review, Zoie!
Made this tonight for a party. It was a big hit. I added the four cheese Mexican cheese blend and 1 1/2 cans of jalapenos which gave a it a bit more flavor.
Served with tortilla chips and put it in my rice cooker on warm to keep it warm. Worked perfectly.
That’s wonderful, I’m happy you enjoyed this recipe, Sandie!
This dip is so yummy! I just change some things up, I add Mexican 3 cheese blend shredded instead of cheddar and instead of chicken I add tuna in a can and don’t add the corn . It’s soooo good, every time i make it ppl just love it, thank you Natasha:)
My pleasure Olya! I’m glad to hear the recipe is such a success. Thanks for sharing your fantastic review!
Hi, Do you think this recipe will hold well in a crock pot just to keep it warm during a party?
Thank you, Julie
Hi Julie, yes I do think that would work well.
Would frozen corn work?
Hi, yes that would work with frozen corn but I would suggest cooking it first according to the package instructions since there isn’t much cooking time on the stove with this recipe.
can this dip be made ahead of time and then reheated.
Hi Brenda, yes that should work fine 🙂
Hello Natasha I was wondering where did you get that mini cauldron from?
Jasmine, I bought it at World Market.
Looking forward to trying this on Thursday at a get-together. Can I make this the night before and then just re-heat?
Thanks,
Carol.
Yes that should work fine.
this dip was amazing! Everyone in the family loved it! It’s going to be my new “go to” hot appetizer! Really tasty and worked great with some thick and crispy tortilla chips!
Thank you for the great review Cindy, I’m so happy that everyone loved it :).
Any chance this can be done in a slow cooker?
I think it would work well in a slow cooker. You probably don’t want to cook it very long though and it wouldn’t be necessary since there aren’t any raw ingredients; just enough to melt everything together and then keep it on the warm setting until ready to serve.
This… looks ahhhmazing. Just saw it on Pinterest. Holy yum. Have a great week Natasha!
I love your blog name: a little claireification! That’s adorable! Thanks Claire 🙂 So nice to meet you!
Sounds absolutely delish! Do you drain the beans and corn? Or ad do pot with liquid? Thx!
Oh goodness I can’t believe I missed that! Drained. Both the corn and the beans. I also quick-rinsed the beans so the liquid wouldn’t discolor my dip.
Wow this looks wonderful. I’m craving it just by looking at the pictures!
Thank you Elza, you might have to check your pantry if you have all the ingredients :).
This dip looks so cheesy and delicious!
It tastes just as great :).
Great recipe! So got to try this. Can I use mozzarella cheese in stead on cheddar cheese??
Yes I think that would work great!
Delicious (and spicy!) dip! Love that it has chicken in it – the guests shall not go hungry! 🙂
Protein. Check! 😉 thanks Julia 🙂
Thank you for amazing ideas and recipes! Making this dip tonight for my husband’s potlock at work tomorrow! Your website is a stress relieve!!!! God bless your talant! 🙂
I hope all of his coworkers love it! Thank you for your sweet compliment. It means gobs to me. Seriously!! 🙂
Oh yum! Cheese cheese glorious cheese.
That would make a very good jingle! 🙂
Yumm! You had me at “extra cheesy”!!! This looks like one of those easy, delicious recipes that everyone raves about and you just stand there basking in the glow of their admiration thinking, “if only they knew how easy it was!” 🙂
Lol I think you said it best! 😉 thanks Lindsey.
I want this dip! And the cast iron cauldron! Love it! Pinned!
Anna thank you so much for pinning! I sure appreciate it 🙂
Oooo this looks so tempting! I love hot cheesy dips! Thanks for sharing 🙂
We are speaking the same language, girl! You’re so welcome 🙂
Anything with extra cheese has my name written all over it!
I think we could be good friends, lol. 😉