Loaded Wing Dip with Beer Caramelized Onions
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Loaded Wing Dip with Beer Caramelized Onions
Description
This dip starts with slowly caramelizing thinly sliced sweet onions in butter and pilsner beer, which enhances their natural sweetness and develops a complex flavor. The softened onions are mixed with shredded cooked chicken and a blend of softened cream cheese and three types of cheese: sharp and aged cheddar plus crumbled blue cheese, adding creamy, tangy, and sharp notes. The mix also includes hot, barbecue, honey mustard, and ranch sauces, providing multiple layers of heat, sweetness, and tang.
The dip is then baked until golden and bubbly, creating a hot, hearty appetizer suited for sharing. It pairs well with a variety of dippers including pita chips, tortilla chips, vegetable sticks like carrot and celery, and flavorful hummus varieties. This mix of textures and flavors makes it ideal for casual gatherings and game days.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 1 sweet onion thinly sliced, large
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper
- ⅓ cup Wernesgrüner Pilsner beer
- 2 chicken breast cooked and shredded, Boneless Skinless, brand Never Any!
- 2 cream cheese 8-ounce block, brand Happy Farms, softened
- 1 ounce cheddar cheese freshly grated, aged, block, brand Reserved
- 1 ounce cheddar cheese shredded, sharp, bag, brand Happy Farms
- ⅓ cup blue cheese plus more for topping, crumbled
- ¼ cup hot sauce plus more for drizzling, brand Burman’s
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce plus more for drizzling, brand Burman’s
- ½ cup honey mustard plus more for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons ranch dressing
- 2 tablespoons blue cheese dressing
for serving:
- hummus Buffalo flavor, brand Park Street Deli
- jalapeño lime hummus Park Street Deli brand
- avocado salsa brand Park Street Deli
- tortilla chips Hint of Lime flavor, brand Clancy’s
- Pita chips brand Savortiz
- carrot sticks
- celery sticks
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over low heat and add the butter. Add the sliced onions with the salt and pepper and stir. Cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add in the pilsner and cook, stirring often, until the onions caramelize, about 25 to 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, stir together the cream cheese, almost all the cheese (I save a handful for topping the dip!), the hot sauce, BBQ sauce, honey mustard, ranch and blue cheese. You can use an electric hand mixer to combine things more if needed! Once combined, stir in the caramelized onions and the shredded chicken. Spread the mixture in a baking dish. Top with the remaining cheese. Add on another drizzle of BBQ sauce, buffalo and honey mustard.
- Bake the dip for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and bubbly and hot. Serve immediately with carrot sticks, celery sticks, crackers and chips.
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Overall Rating
5
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