Warm appetizers are perfect for watching football on a cool autumn day. Green Pepper Dip is an easy cheesy snack your friends will love at your next party.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword cheese dip
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 10servings
Calories 196kcal
Author Carrie Ypma
Equipment
Oven
skillet
Sharp Knife
9 x 9 inch Glass Baking Dish
saucepan
Ingredients
1poundGround Beef
1tablespoonMargarine
1Green PepperLarge
1/2teaspoonMinced Garlic
1 - 14.5ozDiced TomotoesCan
8ounceCream CheeseGarden Vegetable Flavor
1cupItalian Cheese BlendShredded
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Brown the ground beef in a large skillet and drain.
Chop the large green pepper into small pieces. You should have about 2 cups.
Melt margarine in a large sauce pan.
Add the green pepper and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove 1/4 cup of green pepper from the sauce pan and set aside for later.
In the sauce pan, add the diced tomatoes and the ground beef you browned earlier and mix together with the green peppers. Cook for 5 more minutes.
Now add the garden vegetable cream cheese to the green pepper mixture and stir continuously until the cheese has completely melted.
Transfer the cheesy green pepper mixture into a lightly greased 9 x 9 or 1.5 qt oven safe baking dish.
Sprinkle with shredded cheese and top with the sauteed green peppers you set aside earlier.
Bake at 325 degrees for 5 minutes or until the shredded cheese has melted. Enjoy!