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Hot and Cheesy Caramelized Onion Dip

4.09
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55 minutes
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By: The Chunky Chefpublished: 01/25/2016

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The ultimate party dip!  This onion dip is made with gruyere, white cheddar, herbs, bacon, and rich caramelized onions for a melt in your mouth appetizer!


Gruyere and white cheddar cheeses are combined with a creamy onion dip, made from scratch with herbs, bacon and plenty of sweet caramelized onions… then baked to bubbly golden brown perfection!

Caramelized Onion Dip | The ultimate party dip! This onion dip is made with gruyere, white cheddar, herbs, bacon, and rich caramelized onions for a melt in your mouth appetizer! | http://thechunkychef.com

This is one dip that I can promise you, if you make it for a party, be prepared to steal the dip off the table and go hide in a room, so you can have the dip all to yourself!

I found and tweaked this recipe because of my intense love of onion dip.  You know, the dip made with sour cream and a packet of onion soup mix?  That stuff is crazy good!  But now that we’re adults, I thought it was time for a grown up version of the classic onion dip.

Caramelized Onion Dip | The ultimate party dip! This onion dip is made with gruyere, white cheddar, herbs, bacon, and rich caramelized onions for a melt in your mouth appetizer! | http://thechunkychef.com

This version of the classic isn’t cold, but mixed together and baked until bubbly and golden on top.  I can’t even describe to you all how in love with this dip I am… it’s actually a little scary lol.

The good news is, you can make a lot of the ingredients separately and throw them together last minute to make the dip, or even make the whole thing up and refrigerate it (unbaked), then bake it right before you need it!  Easy peasy!  Plus, even if you make the whole thing from start to finish, it doesn’t take that long.  The longest part is waiting for the onions to caramelize, which isn’t hands on anyway.

Caramelized Onion Dip | The ultimate party dip! This onion dip is made with gruyere, white cheddar, herbs, bacon, and rich caramelized onions for a melt in your mouth appetizer! | http://thechunkychef.com

If you notice the cheese isn’t getting as brown as you’d like, feel free to toss it under the broiler for a few minutes, just be careful that it doesn’t burn.

You can garnish your dip however you’d like, but my personal favorite way is with some minced fresh parsley and sliced green onions!

Caramelized Onion Dip | The ultimate party dip! This onion dip is made with gruyere, white cheddar, herbs, bacon, and rich caramelized onions for a melt in your mouth appetizer! | http://thechunkychef.com

While this is awesome for a party, it’s also a nice first course for a dinner, or even pair it with a nice salad and call it a meal!

Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me @the_chunky_chef on Facebook and Instagram!

Caramelized Onion Dip | The ultimate party dip! This onion dip is made with gruyere, white cheddar, herbs, bacon, and rich caramelized onions for a melt in your mouth appetizer! | http://thechunkychef.com

Hot and Cheesy Caramelized Onion Dip

4.09 from 12 votes
Author: The Chunky Chef
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
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The ultimate party dip! This onion dip is made with gruyere, white cheddar, herbs, bacon, and rich caramelized onions for a melt in your mouth appetizer!

Ingredients

  • 2 yellow or white onions halved and thinly sliced
  • 1/4 tsp brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 Tbsp white wine optional
  • 1/2 tsp minced fresh thyme
  • 1/2 tsp minced fresh rosemary
  • 6-8 slices bacon
  • 1 cup shredded Gruyère cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded white cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • Minced fresh parsley for garnish
  • Sliced green onions for garnish

Instructions

  • Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Use tongs to remove to a paper towel lined plate to cool. Crumble and set aside. Keep bacon grease in the skillet.
  • Heat the same skillet with the bacon grease over MED heat. Add onions, salt and brown sugar and cook until onions are soft and are turning a light golden brown, stirring occasionally.
  • Lower heat to MED-LOW and cook onions 20-30 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes or so, until they are a deep golden color.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Pour in wine (if using), and use a wooden spoon to scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
  • Cook until wine reduces by about half, then stir in rosemary and thyme.
  • In a mixing bowl, add gruyere and white cheddar, sour cream and mayo.
  • Stir in caramelized onions and crumbled bacon.
  • Spray a baking dish or cast iron skillet with cooking spray and transfer dip to the baking dish.
  • Sprinkle with shredded Parmesan cheese.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, until bubbly and lightly golden brown.
  • Sprinkle with minced parsley and sliced green onions.

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Chef Tips

1. Recipe adapted from Costal Living
2. Serve with toasted baguette slices, or whatever you'd like.

Nutrition Disclaimer

The Chunky Chef is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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  1. Tina Suleiman says

    Posted on 1/24 at 2:35 am

    Recipe is awesome and was a hit! I did not have any rosemary or thyme, but still delicious! The only thing I purposely omitted doing was cooking the onions and all that bacon grease – that’s just too much bacon grease for my people. I took all the bacon grease out and left about a teaspoon and fried the onions in that which was perfect. It’s a delicious recipe and my guys asked me to make it next weekend only next weekend I’ll make a double batch

    Reply
  2. Kim says

    Posted on 12/16 at 6:13 pm

    This was sooo good! It was hard to tear myself away from it. I made it a meal but this would be great for a party. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!

    Reply
  3. Karen Koestner says

    Posted on 12/11 at 10:30 am

    DELISH!!!!  Best dip recipe ever.  Hit of the party every single time!

    Reply
  4. Vicki Shidell says

    Posted on 11/10 at 8:28 pm

    Delicious- definitely a hit at the party!

    Reply
  5. Jamie says

    Posted on 11/12 at 8:51 pm

    I made this for a party. Everyone liked it and it was easy to make ahead of time too, just heat it up! Delicious.

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 11/21 at 8:22 pm

      Hi Jamie 🙂 I’m so happy to hear this dip was a hit!

      Reply
      • Jamie says

        Posted on 12/9 at 11:25 am

        Making it again for a holiday party! People asked for the recipe it’s so dang good!

        Reply
  6. Sharon Spicker says

    Posted on 6/20 at 2:53 am

    Our daughter made this as an appetizer to the Father’s Day dinner she prepared for us today. It was so good, I almost could’ve done without the rest of dinner. Oh, but what a delicious treat I would’ve missed!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 6/25 at 8:27 am

      Hi Sharon 🙂 I’m SO happy to hear that you all loved this dip!!

      Reply
  7. Stephanie says

    Posted on 2/2 at 9:39 am

    Yup so I’m going to get these photos blown up on giant canvases and hang them around my house. Weird? Yes. Creepy even? YES. But they’re TOO good………….. they’re just. too. good. That is all.

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 2/7 at 8:58 pm

      LOL you crack me UP!!!! Thank you though girl 😀 Never in my life have I wanted to stop a photoshoot so badly to chow down lol. And I’ll make you a deal… you blow these pics up and I’ll blow up the pics of your strawberry tarts you made 😉

      Reply
  8. Susan P says

    Posted on 2/1 at 6:13 pm

    Oh my! This looks amazing. Definitely gonna be on my Super Bowl Party menu.

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 2/7 at 8:51 pm

      Thank you Susan!! I hope you all enjoyed the dip today 😀

      Reply
  9. Meg @ With Salt and Wit says

    Posted on 1/28 at 9:28 am

    Oh caramelized onions are y weakness too! This dip wouldn’t stand a chance around me!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 1/28 at 10:34 pm

      There’s just something so amazing about caramelized onions… magical! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Kristyn says

    Posted on 1/27 at 10:55 pm

    This looks SO good!!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 1/28 at 10:33 pm

      Thank you Kristyn!! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says

    Posted on 1/27 at 10:09 pm

    This looks AMAZING!! I’ve always loved onion dip, but this is in a league of its own!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 1/28 at 10:32 pm

      Thanks so much Lauren!! 🙂

      Reply
  12. Renee - Kudos Kitchen says

    Posted on 1/27 at 5:40 pm

    This may be the best looking cheesy onion dip I’ve ever seen. It’s seriously delicious looking! I could also see myself topping a baked potato with this and eating only that and a salad for dinner. *note to self* lol

    Reply
  13. DessertForTwo says

    Posted on 1/26 at 10:48 am

    Yes yes yes! I’m not sharing this with anyone–all for me!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 1/28 at 10:17 pm

      Sounds like you and I are very similar! 🙂

      Reply
  14. tanya says

    Posted on 1/26 at 9:05 am

    I would definitely be one of those people who would eat this dip as a meal! I just adore Gruyere cheese!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 1/28 at 10:16 pm

      Me too Tanya!! 🙂

      Reply
  15. Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says

    Posted on 1/26 at 8:52 am

    I used to love the onion soup mix dip too. This looks wayyy better!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 1/28 at 10:15 pm

      Thank you Brianne!! 🙂

      Reply

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