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Dips and Spreads

These dips and spreads are great accents to your appetizers - mix and match them with crackers, chips, and vegetables.

Hot Ole Dip

Canned Hormel chili is spooned over cream cheese and topped with canned green chilies, jack cheese, and black olives to produce an easy appetizer. Heat ...

Decker's Favorite Cheese Dip

This warm cheese dip with chili peppers, cumin, and picante sauce is always a favorite. Need to bring an appetizer to a friends for a ...

Hot Pico De Gallo

Add a little fire to your tortilla chips with this salsa infused with habanera peppers.

Shellfish Dip

If you need a versatile and easy appetizer, make this dip with minced clams or flaked crab and serve with your favorite chips or crackers.

Wine Country Brie

Serve this almond-coated cheese wheel with your favorite crackers, or on a platter with fresh fruits.

Taco Appetizer

This layered dip features a mixture of cream cheese, sour cream and taco seasoning mix on the bottom, topped with taco sauce, shredded cheese and ...

Cheesey Bean Dip

This dip starts with a layer of cooked ground beef, onion, garlic and salsa in the bottom of a large baking dish, then adds layers ...

Warm-Me-Up Bean Dip

Canned refried beans are heated with milk, salsa, and mozzarella cheese. The mixture is served in a bowl, sprinkled with cheddar cheese and diced fresh ...

Severed Hand Raspberry Chipotle Cream Cheese Dip

Make a block of cream cheese appear like a severed hand by cutting it to shape. Then top with a mixture of raspberry preserves, adobo ...

Rosemary Olive Foccacia

Bread dough is formed into circles and topped with olive oil, kalamata olives, garlic, rosemary, goat cheese, and parmesan-asiago cheese, then baked.

Artichoke and Crab Dip

This dip or spread combines artichoke hearts and crabmeat with mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, red onion, garlic and spicy mustard. Seasoned bread crumbs are sprinkled ...

Guava Cheese Spread

Make a quick and easy spread for crackers by simply combining cream cheese and guava jelly.

Green Chili Dip

An easy accompaniment for Mexican-themed parties, this combines cream cheese, sour cream and canned green chilies. Add dried red chili flakes, if you wish to ...

Cold Crab Dip

This quick and easy dip combines crabmeat with cream cheese and undiluted canned tomato soup, and adds a little lemon juice and garlic salt for ...

Outstanding Crabmeat Dish

Canned crab is combined with cream cheese and onion, spread in a pie plate and sprinkled with chopped almonds. It's baked and served warm with ...

Chili Cheese Dip

This warm dip is ready in a flash. Canned chili and cream cheese are heated together and served with corn chips for dipping.

Waco Guacamole

Mashed avocado is combined with cream cheese, salsa and lime juice, and served with tortilla chip dippers.

Red Onion Chip Dip

A super easy and super tasty onion chip dip.

Cowboy Caviar

A great make-ahead cold dip. Just watch your family and friends scoop this one up!

Cookie Dough Cheese Ball

Need a quick, unique dish for a party or pot luck? Turn dinner upside down by serving a cheeseball for dessert?

Italian Dipping Sauce

A fast dipping sauce with lots of fresh Italian flavors. And so much healthier than butter.

Everybody-Loves Spinach Artichoke Dip

An oh-so-easy and oh-so-tasty hot appetizer. Great with warmed tortilla chips or pita crisps.

South West Bruschetta

Chipotle peppers, avocados and tomatoes result in a new twist on traditional bruschetta.

Shrimp Cheesecake with Balsamic Glaze

This creamy appetizer cheese cake is made with gouda cheese, baby shrimp, and Old Bay Seasoning, then topped with a balsamic vinegar-tomato sauce.

Shrimp Bites

This elegant appetizer is made with miniature shrimp, cream cheese and olives-serve with ground wheat crackers.

Pumpkin Surprise

Pumpkin Cheddar Ball

Shriveled Fingers with Ghastly Green Dip

Halloween Brain Dip

Hot Chipped Beef Dip

Chile Chicken Enchilada Dip

Creamy Crab Bruschetta

Easy Authentic Mexican Salsa

Zippy Ham Spread

The Best Crab Dip EVER

Rye Bread Snacks

Fire-Roasted Tomatillo and Tomato Salsa

Lynn's Fresh Asparagus Dip

Southwestern Molded Aspic Chicken Salad

Tuscan Bread Dip

Donna's Southern Maryland Blue's Hot Crab Dip

Cucumber Cream Cheese Salmon with Dill

Spinach Proscuitto Canapes

Pesto & Mushroom Crostini

Hot Crab and Artichoke Dip

Onion Dip

Roasted tomato and corn relish

Deviled Ham and Cheese Ball

Chunky Chili-n-Cheese Dip

Chandley Christmas Cheeseball

Cheesy Shrimp Dip

Al's Spinach-Artichoke Dip

Quick and Easy Taco Dip

Mexican-Style Spinach-Artichoke Dip

Garlic Cheese Spread

Slimming Pear and Artichoke Casserole

Lemon Lime Guacamole Dip

Sugar Free Catsup

Sugar Free BBQ Sauce

Katie's Spinach Artichoke Dip

Curried Chicken Spread Filling

Chicken Olive Bruschetta

Holiday Cheeseball

Sausage Bruschetta

Yummy Shrimp and Crab Dip

Nut Butter Pancakes

Avocado Bruschetta

Cuban Black Beans with Fresh Basil Polenta

Megan's Warm Curry Dip

Maria's Chile con Queso

Garlic and Basil Cheese Dip

Marinated Olives and Fennel

Zesty Guacamole Dip

Zesty Pita Cheese Dip

Mexican Cheesesticks with Shrimp Cilantro Dip

Smooth and Spicy Tomato Salsa

Salsa taco dip

Creamy Fiesta Dip

Loaded Creamy Chicken Salad

The Big Enchilada Dip

CRABROLE

Mexican Layered Dip for a Crowd

Spicy Spinach Enchilada Dip

Cheesy Chicken Bacon Dip

Crazy Pepper Salsa

Fruit and Cake Kabobs With Yummy Dipping Cups

Guacamole Gaspacho

Cheese and Chicken Dip

Fruit Dip

Mom's Pizza Dip

Deluxe Chicken Club Dip

Picnic Dip in a Bread Bowl

Riviera Crab Dip Picante

Ole Cha-Cha-Cha Dip

Corn and Black Bean Salsa

Spicy Bean Dip

Chicken Club Dip

Garden Bruschetta

Festive Taco Dip

Quinn's Slammin' Salsa

Stacie's Crab Dip

Garbanzo Bean Salad Topped with Feta Cheese

Zesty Bean and Lime Spread

Potato-Bacon Crostini

Salsa Dip for Tortilla Chips

Fa-Fa's Homemade Tomato Jam

Spicy Spinach Artichoke Dip

Festive Crab Dip

Garlic Bean Dip

Easy Veggie Dip

Deli Reuben Dip

Cheesy Sausage dip

Baked Brie With Mango Chutney

3-Ingrediant Nacho Dip

Baked Seafood Dip

Baked Green Chili Dip

Avocado/Guacamole Dip

Fajita Dip

Smoked Gouda Red Pepper Cheese Spread

Cheesy Chili Dip

Buffalo Wing Dip

Reduced Fat Chicken Club Dip

Jess's Nachos

Tuna Tarragon Salad on Pita Chips

Yummy Hot Italian Dip

Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip

Squealing Cheese Dip

Cheesy Shrimp Pesto Dip

Cheesy Tomato and Basil Bruschetta

Super Bean Dip

Papa's Shrimp Dip

Goal Line Dip

Over Time Dip

Cheesy Shrimp and Pesto Dip

Super Bowl Dip for the Rowdy Crowd

Zesty Chicken Enchilada Dip

Bread Dip

Cranberry Apricot Baked Brie

Game Day Taco Dip

Delicious Almost Fat Free Dip

Shrimp Cheeseball

Cucumber and Cilantro Dip

Delta Crawfish Dip

Curry Dip for Crudites

Black Bean Dip

Ultimate Hoagie Dip

Cheesy Play

Mediterranean Layered Dip

Not Your Momma's BLT

Easy Cheesy Bean Dip


Dilled Hummus Spread

Your blender makes quick work of this Mideastern spread. Serve it with pita bread.

Bagels with Crab Spread

If you don't have mini bagels on hand to make this speedy appetizer, spread the crab mixture on crackers.

Curried Apple Spread

Fresh apple gives this appetizer bread spread a refreshing juiciness. Curry powder tints the mixture gold. For entertaining, prepare the bread and spread so it's ...