How to make: CRACK CHICKEN DIP

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still melting well

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat and calories

sour cream

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: heavy cream

Plain yogurt provides a similar tangy flavor with fewer calories

Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl add the cream cheese and with a hand mixer, mix until smooth.

Add in the sour cream and ranch seasoning, mix to combine.

Add in the green onions and bacon, mix to combine.

Add in 1 & ½ cups of the colby monterey jack cheese and 1 & ½ cups of the cheddar cheese, mix to combine.

Finally add in the chicken and mix.

Stir everything one last time with a spatula to make sure it’s mixed well and spoon it into a 1-quart baking dish, smoothing out the top.

Bake for 20 minutes, top with the remaining cheeses and bake for 5 more minutes to melt.

Serve immediately with dippers of your choice and a parsley garnish, optional.

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