Warm Baked Cheese Dip

I don't know about you, but this warm baked cheese dip counts as one of the best examples of comfort food that I can think of.

This appetizer is good in the heat of the summer as well as on cold winter nights.

It's good if your blue or good if you're over-the-moon happy. It doesn't matter! Try it, you'll like it!




What you'll need:
- 2 cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese
- 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
- 1/2 cup cooked diced ham
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup chopped mild green chiles
- 1/3 cup green onions (chopped)
- jalapeno peppers (finely chopped to taste) optional
- 1/8 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 (1 lb.) round loaf crusty bread

First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the Cheddar and cream cheeses, sour cream, ham, green chiles, green onions and Worcestershire sauce. Mix it all very well and set aside.

In the meantime, cut a slice (thin) off the top of the round loaf of bread and set aside.

Without cutting through the bottom of the loaf, gently cut out the middle of the loaf, leaving only a 1/2-inch wall all the way around. After lifting out the center of the loaf, cut it up into 1-inch cubes, and set them aside.

Then, fill the hollowed out bread loaf with the dip. Cover the loaf with the top you sliced off earlier. Wrap it all up with foil and make sure you wrap it well. Bake the loaf for 1 hour.

Once baked, serve on a platter big enough to surround with the bread cubs. Oh honey! This dip is so good, you'll make friends out of enemies. (But hopefully you have no enemies!)

This recipe makes about 4 cups of dip.

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