WARM BLUE CHEESE DIP WITH GARLIC AND BACON

Warm Blue Cheese Dip With Garlic and Bacon image

This is a great combination of flavors for you blue cheese lovers! Serve this with crackers, sliced, lightly toasted French bread, and/or vegetables. Originally from a September 1989 issue of Bon Appetit magazine in the "Great Cook/Great Party" feature.

Provided by Leslie in Texas

Categories Cheese

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 2/3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

7 slices bacon, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup half-and-half
4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
3 tablespoons chopped smoked almonds (about 1 oz.)

Steps:

Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until almost crisp, about 7 minutes;drain excess fat from skillet.
Add garlic and cook until bacon is crisp, about 3 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth; add half and half and beat until combined.
Stir in bacon mixture, blue cheese and chives.
Transfer to 2-cup ovenproof baking dish; cover with foil.
(Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Bring to room temperature before continuing.).
Bake until heated through, about 30 minutes.
Sprinkle with chopped almonds and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1004.9, Fat 93.5, SaturatedFat 47.3, Cholesterol 237.3, Sodium 1684.4, Carbohydrate 13.5, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 5.6, Protein 31.2