Essential Hot Cheese Dips
  1. Char poblano over burner for 90sec per side until charred on all sides. Transfer to bowl, cover & allow to steam & soften for 10min. Scrape off char & medium dice.

  2. Preheat pot over medium. Add butter. Once melted, add onion, garlic & pinch of salt. Stir. Sweat for 5min. Reduce heat to low, add tomato & poblano & cook for 4-5min.

  3. Toss shredded cheeses with cornstarch to coat.

  4. Add evaporated milk to tomato/poblano mixture on the stove, stir and increase heat to medium to bring to simmer.

  5. Once simmering, reduce heat back to low & stir in half the cheese. When nearly melted, stir in remaining half of cheese. Add salt to taste.

  6. Preheat a large saute pan over med high. Add squeeze of olive oil then spinach & a pinch of salt. Stir to combine then wilt down until tender and dried.

  7. Remove spinach and transfer to towels to squeeze out as much moisture as possible. Roughly chop spinach.

  8. Into a food processor add cream cheese, mayo, sour cream, 40g of the parm, shallot, garlic, and 60g (about half) of each cheese, lemon juice, salt, pepper and chile flake to food processor. Spin 30-45sec until well blended and becoming smooth.

  9. Add artichokes & spinach & spin for 15-20 sec until combined, but still a little chunky.

  10. Transfer mixture into an 8”x8” metal pan and sprinkle with additional 40g parm, 60g shredded cheeses. Bake 25–30min in preheated 425F/220c oven until browned on top and bubbling.

  11. Add breasts to a well salted shallow pan of simmering water. Lower heat to med low and poach for 4min. Flip to 2nd side and continue to poach for 4-5min until internal temp reaches about 165F/74C.

  12. Remove from water and allow to cool for 10min before shredding and chopping meat.

  13. Add shredded meat to bowl of stand mixer with cream cheese and mix with paddle attachment on medium until well combined.

  14. Add sour cream and mix until well combined.

  15. Add hot sauce, shallot, garlic, cheeses, salt, pepp, and chipotle and paddle on low to combine then increase speed to high until chicken is a bit more broken down and dip is homogenous.

  16. Spread into an 8”x8” pan, top with additional blue cheese, and shredded cheeses.

  17. Bake in preheated 400F/205C oven for 20-25min until bubbling and well melted.

Course🍤Appetizer

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🫕Dip

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions🏈Game Day🎊Party

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 45m

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