Basic Dip

[Chef]

8 ounces cream cheese
24 ounces sour cream
Servings: 50
1. Mix cream cheese until softened, using a flat beater.

2. Add sour cream. Mix until smooth. Add ingredients for variations from following chart. Mix until evenly distributed. Chill quickly (within 4 hours) to below 41°F.

Yield: 50 each

Notes: Dip may be thinned by adding a small quantity of buttermilk or milk.

VARIATIONS:

Avacado
(guacamole) (see Notes)
(Delete cream cheese; reduce sour cream to 8 oz)
finely chopped
1/4 tsp garlic powder
8 oz fresh tomatoes, diced
Serve with: tortilla chips, nacho chips

Chunky avacado dip may be made by deleting sour cream and using 2 lb cubed fresh avacados

Blue Cheese
8 oz blue cheese, crumbled
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup buttermilk or milk
Serve with: crackers, fresh vegetables, chips

Creamy Herb
1/4 cup fresh onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chives, chopped
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp garlic powder
Serve with: fresh vegetables

Creamy Onion
2 oz dry onion soup mix
1/2 ox snipped fresh parsley or chives
Serve with: chips

Dill
1 1/2 Tbsp chopped onion
1 Tbsp dill weed
1 1/2 tsp Beau Monde seasoning
Serve with: fresh vegetables

Italian
1 1/2 oz dry Italian salad dressing mix
1/2 oz snipped fresh parsley
Serve with: fresh vegetables

Picante
(Delete sour cream, increase cream cheese to 2 lb)
8 oz salsa (see Notes)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 oz stuffed olives, shopped
Serve with: tortilla chips, nacho chips, fresh vegetables, spread for canapés

More salsa may be added to Picante for a thinner dip

Seafood
8 oz cooked shrimp, clam, or crab, finely chopped
1 oz dry onion soup mix
2 oz chili sauce
1 1/2 Tbsp horseradish
Serve with: crackers, toasted party bread

Summer Fruit
(Delete cream cheese)
8 oz brown sugar or honey
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Serve with: fresh fruit