Remember how just yesterday it was July? Yeah…me too! I feel like August is absolutely flying by! Of course, having two birthdays back to back in our house doesn’t make time slow down at all. Double birthdays means the beginning of my August is always filled with invitations, R.S.V.P.s, party decorations and of course…food. You can’t have a party without delicious food! Even though the parties are for the kids, adults get the kids there/stay for the party and so should be rewarded with a bit of grown up food too! That’s where caramelized onion dip with bacon comes in…a combination of Philadelphia cream cheese, caramelized onions and bacon makes it the ultimate parent reward for enduring a 2+ hour birthday party.
Planning two parties back to back {like within 12 hours of each other} creates a ton of challenges. From Friday morning until Sunday afternoon, sleep and I are not acquainted 🙂 Another challenge is keeping those parties within a reasonable budget. That is where smart shopping and coupons come in! When I was prepping to make this dip, I printed off a coupon for the cream cheese I needed before heading to Walmart so I could #SaveonPhilly!
Once I had my supplies, I was ready to go…
What You’ll Need:
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1-2 large Vidalia onions, halved and sliced
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp sugar
1 cup Greek Yogurt
1/4 cup fat free sour cream
8 oz Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
3 slices of bacon, crumbled
Let’s Make It:
1) In a large pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions begin to soften {about 5 minutes}.
2) Stir in the sugar, scraping the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for an additional 15-20 minutes until the onions are golden brown. Transfer to cutting board and coarsely chop.
3) In a large bowl, combine the Greek yogurt, sour cream and Philadelphia cream cheese. Mix well. Stir in worcestershire sauce, 2 slices of crumbled bacon and onions. Mix well. Top with remaining slice of crumbled bacon. Refrigerate until about 20 minutes prior to serving.
This dip is a huge favorite and will seriously disappear off the plate. Of course, it would have been helpful for me to actually remember to put this dip out at the party but, forgetting just left more for me to eat. I guess that is my reward for making it through both parties 😉
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1-2 large Vidalia onions, halved and sliced
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 cup Greek Yogurt
- ¼ cup fat free sour cream
- 8 oz Philidelphia cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
- 3 slices of bacon, crumbled
- In a large pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions begin to soften {about 5 minutes}.
- Stir in the sugar, scraping the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for an additional 15-20 minutes until the onions are golden brown. Transfer to cutting board and coarsely chop.
- In a large bowl, combine the Greek yogurt, sour cream and Philidelphia cream cheese. Mix well. Stir in worcestershire sauce, 2 slices of crumbled bacon and onions. Mix well. Top with remaining slice of crumbled bacon. Refrigerate until about 20 minutes prior to serving.
That sounds ridiculously delicious, it’s probably for the best that it’s in your house and not mine haha. Thanks for sharing 🙂
haha…I don’t know. I could have seriously eaten this whole bowl so it might have been better to pass off part of it to someone else. 🙂 Thanks for visiting!
I would love if you added a pinterest pin it button inside your posts. I most often read your blog from my phone and unless the pin it button is inside the post, I can’t pin your awesome ideas!
Hi Tia! Thanks so much for coming by and visiting. I have a hover pin it button on each of the photos within a post. Can you not see it when you are on your phone? Please let me know and I will look into it.
I can’t see the hover buttons when I look at your blog on my phone. I can see them when I come directly to your website on my computer. Sorry for the fuss. I follow you on pinterest as well, so I know I can just look things up that way, but I am not on pinterest as often, so I miss a lot of things that are deep in my feed. 🙂
Don’t be sorry at all! This is good to know because I seriously doubt you are the only one with this problem. Let me look into and see what I can do. 🙂
Just wanted to let you know that you should be able to find a pin it button among the other share buttons at the bottom of each post now too.
Looks great!
Thanks! It is really delicious. I had to stop myself from eating the whole bowl.
Omg ! This look sos yummy.. This was a well-deserved treat for yourself after the two parties.
A totally justified indulgence <3
Love
Jessica x
Thanks! It definitely tasted so good. I wanted the eat the whole bowl but decided I should definitely save some for others.
Oh My…that sounds delicious!
Thanks! I am so happy with how it turned out.
Thanks for the recipe. I am going to have to try and make this one day.
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you make it, please come visit and let me know what you think.
That looks really good. I love bacon and onions. I wish I had these ingredients right now. Yum.
I think you can add bacon and onions to pretty much any savory dish and make it better 🙂 Hope you get to the store for some ingredients soon!
OMG! YUM! This looks amazing!!! I’m making this for my next party, thanks!!
Thanks! I was so happy with how it turned out…definitely delicious.
I’m totally obsessed with onion dip. I’m just adding bacon to this recipe takes it to another level! I’ll be sharing this on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Thank you for linking up to Wake up Wednesdays!!
I am totally obsessed with onion everything! They are just sooo good. Thanks so much for sharing my recipe. I hope you get a chance to make it 🙂
I love these kind of dips! Would love for you to come share at my link party
Thanks! I love dip recipes because they are so easy to make ahead and take to parties/potlucks.
YUM, perfect holiday appetizer idea! Thanks for sharing & I pinned to make for later! 🙂
Thanks so much. It will definitely be making an appearance at our holiday party.
This sounds fantastic and your right the perfect adult reward for enduring a party. We’ll have to whip some of this up for our next party. Pinning!
Thanks! It definitely is a hearty soup that would be perfect for a party.