Caramelized Onion Bacon Dip

A golden, creamy sweet caramelized onion bacon dip that is perfect as an appetizer or delicious on baked potatoes.

I get tons of emails, like all of us, showing recipes and promotions, and things that you just have to try. Some I keep, but most I delete. One glorious day, I was received this recipe for Caramelized Onion Bacon Dip. The originator was Martha Stewart. I really wanted to make it for the next get-together we attended!

Well for us, that generally doesn’t take long. We love socializing, and I always take something to share. I had a friend ask me to do a blind taste test on his dip. I didn’t do too bad of a job, and then asked him to do the same for my dip. When I told him what it was, he said no way, I don’t eat onions. Yea right, he does now!

This recipe is even better the next day. It’s a dip recipe, but we ended up putting the leftover dip on baked potatoes. Caramelized onion and bacon? Hello flavor! I served this dip on buttery crackers. You could easily have served it with veggies for another option. Either way, just try it!This recipe used 4 strips of bacon. I doubled that amount, and the recipe had you fry shallots for the top, but I just used, you got it, bacon. This recipe can easily be cut in half and it will still be a generous sized appetizer. For another great appetizer choice, try my Creamy Gorgonzola Cheese and Fig dip!

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Caramelized Onion Bacon Dip

A golden, creamy sweet caramelized onion bacon dip that is perfect as an appetizer or a condiment for baked potatoes.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Servings 10

Author Hostess At Heart

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 lbs of yellow onions sliced thinly (1/8 inch)
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped
• 8 slices of bacon cooked
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• Salt and Pepper

Instructions

• Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. Add onion and cook at medium high for 15 minutes. Cover and reduce heat to low. cook stirring occasionally until light golden brown, approximately 45 minutes.
• Cook bacon. Drain on a paper towel and chop. Set aside.
• Raise heat to medium on onion mixture. Season with salt. Stir in vinegar; simmer until mixture is dry. Stir in thyme; remove from heat. Turn onion mixture out on a cutting board and allow to cool slightly. Chop coarsely.
• Beat cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Fold in sour cream, caramelized onions and all but 2 tablespoons of chopped bacon. Top mixture with remaining bacon. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to chill for at least 1 hour.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart Living

Nutrition

Serving: 10g | Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 239mg | Potassium: 302mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 494IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg

This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.

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This recipe is so good that I can’t wait to share it with my friends at Throwback Thursday, Fiesta Friday and Saucy Saturdays!