The Christmas season is upon us! My favorite time of year full of good food, decorations, parties, Christmas music...the list of wonderful holiday-ness could go on. Speaking of good food and parties...I'm here to help with that. Maybe your headed to a Christmas party at a friends, a potluck at work, or you just want to have a snack during your Christmas movie marathon. Whatever the occasion, you want something that is sure to be a crowd pleaser, but doesn't take a whole lot of time and effort to whip together, am I right? After all, Christmastime is the most wonderful & busiest time of year.
The dip recipe I'm sharing with you today is hands down my favorite around the holidays. Not that you can't have it at any time of year, but there's generally just more reasons to make it during the months of November & December. It made it's first appearance for Thanksgiving last week, and I'm already thinking it will show up again for our office Christmas lunch, if not sooner.
This dip is so good, yet it doesn't even have a proper name. It's a recipe my mom used to make, so I always just referred to it as "Mom's Dip" or "That Dip," and everyone knew what I was talking about. It has so many unexpected flavor combinations, but somehow they come together to make a delicious combination. Seriously, I don't even like half of the ingredients in this dip on their own, but when combined, some serious holiday magic happens. Most of the time, I make people try the dip before I tell them what's in it, because it sounds almost too weird to try. Cream cheese, green peppers, green onions, pineapples, pecans, and seasoned salt. I promise it works.
Anyway, this was the first time I actually made it on my own and it turned out perfectly. (Although it would be pretty difficult to mess it up.) You're going to need a mixer or some sort of food processor for this dip to make sure the flavors blend together well. I just purchased a Ninja Master Prep Professional (I beat the Black Friday madness by going to Target the day before Thanksgiving. Some of the Black Friday deals had already started, like this guy for almost half off!) and it got the job done. Just throw all the ingredients in and mix well (if you're using a food processor like the Ninja, it won't take long. You want to make sure not to completely liquify the dip. I prefer mine without a lot of large pieces so I blend it until almost smooth. Finally, keep refrigerated and serve cold with tortilla chips, pretzels, veggies, wheat thins, or whatever else your little mouth desires.
XO – Courtney
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"The Dip"
INGREDIENTS
· 2 8 oz. Packages of Cream Cheese
· 8 oz. Crushed Pineapple, drained
· 1 Cup Chopped Pecans
· 1/4 Cup Chopped Green Pepper
· 2 T Chopped Green Onions
· 1-2 t Seasoned Salt
DIRECTIONS
1. Mix Together & Chill.
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