Creamy Chicken Caesar Dip

Chicken Caesar dip mixed and topped with extra chicken and bacon.

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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.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: caesar dip, dips

Servings: servings

Calories: 141kcal

Author: Kate Phillips

Equipment

food processor or blender, or food chopper.

Ingredients

4 slices of bacon chopped
½ cup cottage cheese
½ cup cream cheese
3 garlic cloves crushed
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons white miso paste
1 teaspoon fish sauce
Black pepper
¼ cup grated parmesan
7 oz cooked chicken, chopped into small chunks (roughly 200g)
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 ½ cup of cottage cheese, ½ 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.
Scatter 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.

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