Caesar salad, but make it a dip. This gorgeously creamy chicken Caesar dip is loaded with juicy chicken, crispy bacon, and parmesan, all folded through a garlicky, Caesar-inspired base. Based on the viral M&S chicken Caesar dip, this homemade version is better, lighter, and gives you more flavor in every mouthful.
Chicken Caesar Dip, at a Glance
⏰ Time: 15 minutes
🍽️ Serves: 8 as a party appetizer
🛒 Key Ingredients: Cooked chicken, bacon, cottage cheese, cream cheese, parmesan, garlic, Dijon, miso paste, fish sauce
🧠 Skill Level: Beginner-friendly
👩🍳 Why it Works: Whipped cottage cheese and cream cheese make the base a little lighter, and mixing through all the Caesar-inspired ingredients means you get all that Caesar flavor in every mouthful
🍳 Make Ahead: Keeps well for up to 3 days, stored in the fridge
💃 How to Serve: With soft two-ingredient flatbreads, pita chips, no-knead focaccia, crudités, or your favorite crackers
The Viral M&S Dip, But Better
As a dip lover, a Caesar salad lover, AND a Marks & Spencer lover, I knew I had to try their chicken Caesar dip out. And while it’s delicious, I kept thinking it could be even better 👀
So I took things into my own hands with this copycat version.
- In their version, the chicken and bacon are only scattered on top, whereas here, I’ve mixed them all the way through. That means you get all the flavor in every mouthful.
- The base here is made with whipped cottage cheese AND cream cheese, which keeps it lovely and creamy, but it’s a little lighter than a full mayo or sour cream situation. It also gives you more protein.
- And even if you think you don’t like cottage cheese, I’m almost certain you’ll like it here. When it’s blended with all the other ingredients, it becomes smooth, creamy, and utterly delicious.
This is seriously my ultimate girl dinner – I love it served up with a big pile of fresh bread (highly recommend this no-knead focaccia or no-knead rosemary parmesan bread), and a glass or two of prosecco! I’ve also made this for parties, and it consistently goes down extremely well, with lots of requests for the recipe.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Cottage cheese. I LOVE using cottage cheese as a base for creamy dips like this – it lightens things up, and provides another hit of protein. Even if you think you don’t like it, I’d recommend giving it a go in this recipe. The other flavors are so strong, and truly, you wouldn’t even know it was in there. If you don’t want to use it, you can swap it for sour cream, mayo, or egg-free garlic aioli.
- Cream cheese. Regular or low-fat cream cheese is fine, just be aware that low-fat cream cheese will make the dip a little looser.
- Parmesan. For the best texture (so it almost melts into the dip), grate your own cheese rather than using the pre-shredded stuff, which is coated with an anti-caking agent and can be a little grainy.
- Fish sauce. Traditionally, anchovies are included in Caesar dressing, but I like to use fish sauce as a shortcut. It’s made from anchovies anyway, and means you don’t have to chop another thing up.
How to Make Chicken Caesar Dip
This is a step-by-step photo overview of how to make the dip – the full recipe with ingredient quantities is at the bottom of the page for you.
- Add your cottage cheese, cream cheese, garlic, miso paste, mustard, and black pepper to a blender or food processor.
- Blitz until super smooth and creamy.
- Transfer the base to a bowl, then add the remaining ingredients, keeping some to garnish on top.
- Mix to combine, then top with the remaining ingredients and a good grind of black pepper.
Chicken Caesar Dip FAQs
Yes! You can make the dip up to 4 days ahead of time, and store it in a covered container in the fridge.
You can swap the cottage cheese for sour cream, Greek yogurt, mayo, extra cream creaam, or garlic aioli (or a mix!)
I LOVE serving it with super soft, fluffy flatbreads (these two-ingredient dough flatbreads or garlicky flatbreads are my go-tos), or go for crispy pita chips or crudites.
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Creamy Chicken Caesar Dip
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Diet: Low Fat
Description
Caesar salad, but make it a dip. This gorgeously creamy chicken Caesar dip is loaded with juicy chicken, crispy bacon, and parmesan, all folded through a garlicky, Caesar-inspired base. Based on the viral M&S chicken Caesar dip, this homemade version is better, lighter, and gives you more flavor in every mouthful.
Ingredients
- 4 slices of bacon, chopped
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons white miso paste
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- Black pepper
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 7oz (200g) cooked chicken, chopped into small chunks
- A handful of chives, chopped finely
Instructions
- Cook the bacon. Set a frying pan over medium-high heat, then add the chopped bacon and cook until super crispy, about five minutes.
- Blitz the dip base. Add 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of cream cheese, the garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons of miso paste, 1 teaspoon of fish sauce and a very good grind of black pepper to the bowl of a food processor, food chopper or blender. Blitz until super smooth and creamy. This will take a couple of minutes.
- Mix the dip. Transfer the blitzed dip to a mixing bowl, or a serving bowl. Add the crispy bacon, chopped chicken, chives, grated parmesan (keeping aside a little of each to scatter on top to serve). Finish with a very good grind of black pepper, then mix everything into the dip base.
- Garnish and serve. Finish by scattering the remaining crispy bacon, chicken, chives and parmesan on top, then serve.
Notes
STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS: The dip keeps well for 3 to 4 days, stored in the fridge in an airtight container.
INGREDIENT NOTES: Swap the cottage cheese for sour cream, mayo or aioli (or a mix!) If you’re cooking chicken specifically for the dip, I recommend following the instructions for the chicken in the recipe for these charred chicken Caesar flatbreads.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Pair with your favorite chips or crackers (I love it with crispy pita chips or sourdough crackers) or soft flatbreads (try these 2-ingredient dough garlic flatbreads or soft flatbreads) or crudites.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 5
- Category: dips
- Method: blender
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 141
- Sugar: 1.7g
- Sodium: 663.7mg
- Fat: 9.1g
- Saturated Fat: 3.9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3.6g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Protein: 10.9g
- Cholesterol: 32.1mg
