Hormel Chili Cheese Dip (in the Slow Cooker)

Another one from the triple dipper experiments on Father's Day.  It was yummy and tasted similar to Chili's Con Queso Dip.  The link to the orginal recipe is here.

Again this picture sucks and does the end product no justice but its all I could do on that day.

Main Ingredients:

This recipe is recomended for 12 servings

• 1 (15-ounce) can Hormel® Chili No Beans
• 1 (1-pound) package pasteurized prepared cheese product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Instructions

1. In medium microwave-safe bowl, stir together chili and cheese product; cover. Microwave on HIGH (100%), stirring once, 4 1/2 to 5 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted. Serve with corn chips, if desired.  I actually put this in the Triple Dipper to cook and it was fine.

Hormel Easy Pepperoni Pizza Dip (in the Slow Cooker)

For Father's Day Dinner I wanted to use the Triple Dipper again but I wanted to try some different dips.  I cruised around the recipe websites and found one on hormel.com.  The link to the recipe is here.

This one was good.  Everyone liked it a lot.  I just wish I would have gotten a better picture of it.  Maybe next time.

Main Ingredients:

This recipe is recomended for 16 servings

• 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 (15-ounce) can or bottle pizza sauce
• 1 package Hormel® Pepperoni Minis
• 1 cup shredded pizza cheese blend
• Crackers and breadsticks

Instructions

1. In 2-quart slow cooker, place cream cheese
2. In bowl, combine pizza sauce and pepperoni minis; pour over cream cheese. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. 
3. Cover slow cooker; cook on LOW setting 2 hours or until cheese is melted. Stir before serving. Serve with crackers and breadsticks.

Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Baked Beans

So for the birthday party this weekend I wanted another side dish that would go in a crock pot / slow cooker because I had the kids all day by myself and we still needed to get a bath.  (I had Warrior Dash on Saturday and on the first pass for a shower I somehow had missed an ear so I was still a little crusty from the mud).  So anyways I decided to use a recipe I found on Budget Bytes blog site called "Slow Cooker Baked Beans".

I started getting into the list of ingredients though and I didn't have 4 of the key ingredients.  So I decided WTF and just made due with what I had at the house to see how it would go.  Surprisingly they were delicious.  Here is my modified list of ingredients.  BTW I added the ground beef at the last minute because I had a 1/4lb left after I was done with the Bacon Cheeseburger Dip.

For the tailgate I will cook them at home overnight/morning and throw them into a tray to put in the chafing dishes.

Ingredients:

• 1 large yellow onion
• 1 jar of Hormel real bacon bits (the original recipe called for a pound of bacon)
• 2 cans of Great Northern Beans (the original recipe called for a pound of dry white beans)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey (the original recipe called for molasses)
• 1/4 cup spicy mustard (the original recipe called for dijon mustard)
• Generous amount of cracked black pepper
• Salt to taste

Directions:

Preheat the crock pot on low.

Dice the onion and place in the slow cooker.  Add the rest of the ingredients.  Do NOT drain the beans just throw them in.  You'll need the juices so its not too thick.  Stir every 30 minutes or so.  Cook on low for 3 hours.

Dip #3 in the Triple Dipper - Bacon Cheeseburger Dip

So the last dip I did in the crock pot was this one.  I got the recipe from Betty Crocker but modified it slightly since I don't do peppers.

Original Recipe...
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/slow-cooker-bacon-cheeseburger-dip/7bacb945-25ed-4117-b034-0da7b55df7cd

Modified Recipe....

• Half a jar of the Hormel Real Bacon Bits
• 1/4 lb of lean ground beef
• 8oz of cream cheese
• 3/4 can of drained petite diced tomatoes
• 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese

                                               

Directions

In a skillet brown the ground beef.  Shop Rite only had 1.5 lbs of meat.  I used the other pound for my new post (bite sized meatloafs).

Preheat the crock pot.  Put in the cream cheese and let it soften until you can mix it.  Add the browned beef and the half a jar of bacon pieces (you can use real bacon crumbled up but that sure as hell wasn't happening for me on Sunday morning with both kids and the hubby at work :-)).

Mix this all together well.  Add the 3/4 of the can of tomatoes.  Stir.  Let it heat up about 10 mins.  I do this because it you don't let that stuff heat up the cheese will be hard to melt and will clump together.

Add the cheese.  Cook for 30-45 mins.  Stir every 15 mins or so.  The picture doesn't do it justice.  It tasted just like a bacon cheeseburger.  I really need to start taking better after pictures of the food.

**UPDATE**

I made this again for a birthday party and I have a better after picture!