Baked Three-Cheese Onion Dip with Chive and Pepperoncini
A rich and creamy baked dip featuring three kinds of cheese - cream cheese, sharp white cheddar, and Monterey Jack - combined with caramelized onions and topped with zesty pepperoncini and fresh chives. Perfect for serving with crackers or tortilla chips.
Ingredients
- •2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- •1 medium onion
- •1 to taste Kosher salt
- •8 ounces cream cheese
- •½ cup mayonnaise
- •2 teaspoons cornstarch
- •4 ounces sharp white cheddar
- •2 ounces Monterey Jack
- •1 to taste black pepper
- •2 tablespoons chives
- •2 tablespoons peperoncini
- •1 for serving crackers and tortilla chips
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 375°. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and softened, 8-10 minutes; season with salt. Let cool.
10 min
- 2.
Pulse cream cheese and mayonnaise in a food processor until smooth.
2 min
- 3.
Toss cornstarch, 3/4 cup cheddar, and 1/4 cup Monterey Jack in a medium bowl to coat cheese. Mix in cream cheese mixture and cooked onion; season with salt and pepper. Scrape into a 1-qt. baking dish and top with remaining cheddar and Monterey Jack. Bake dip until golden and bubbling, 20-25 minutes. Let dip cool 5 minutes, then top with chives and peperoncini. Serve with crackers.
30 min
