CREAMY JALAPEÑO RECIPE: Chuy's Creamy Jalapeño Dip

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: softened cottage cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sour cream

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: buttermilk

Plain yogurt provides similar tanginess and texture

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: colby jack cheese

Colby jack is often less expensive but similar in flavor

Start with 1 cup of sour cream.

In the same cup, add 1/2 cup of mayonnaise.

Eyeball 1/4 cup of milk and add it to the mixture.

Add some parsley, onion powder, and chives.

Peel 2 cloves of garlic and give them a rough chop.

Add the chopped garlic to the mixture.

Season with salt and pepper.

Roll a lime to get more juice, then add the juice of 1 lime.

Add fresh cilantro (optional for cilantro haters).

Add jalapenos to the mixture, adjusting for spice preference.

Add a spoonful of jalapeno brine.

Add tomatillo salsa or salsa verde, preferably from Sprouts.

Blend everything together using a hand blender or traditional blender until smooth.

Taste the mixture and adjust salt if necessary.

Let the dip sit for about an hour to allow flavors to meld together.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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