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Ridiculously Cheesy Onion and Artichoke Dip

By: Nicole 17 Comments
Posted: 02/01/17 Updated: 09/18/20

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Ridiculously Cheesy Onion and Artichoke Dip

As I try to write this post, my stomach is screaming RIDICULOUSLY CHEESY ONION AND ARTICHOKE DIP, but my head is begging me to Google who La La’s mystery boyfriend is instead.

Bravo, why do I love you so much??

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, count yourself lucky, and please forgive me for even broaching the subject of trashy reality television to you.

For those interested, apparently it’s some big-time movie producer named Randall. I love Google.

Now, I can focus on dip.

Ridiculously Cheesy Onion and Artichoke Dip

Chances are high that amongst the crispy wings, sliders, and sub sandwiches, there’s also a seven-layer bean dip, crockpot queso, creamy spinach dip, or spicy buffalo dip lingering around, because game day without dip is like Thanksgiving without stuffing. In other words, it’s not game day without it – and the more cheese, the better.

While I adore a classic spinach dip, and can’t stop myself from inhaling copious amounts of tangy buffalo chicken dip, my true love lies with a simple classic – onion dip.

Ridiculously Cheesy Onion and Artichoke Dip

Onion dip seems to get a bad rap these days, which I get, since it seems 90% of the recipes for onion dip out there suggest simply combining an onion soup packet and a vat of sour cream.

The original version shared a year or so back, resembles nothing of the sort. It’s an adaptation of a Food Network recipe, and uses real onions sautéed in brown butter, sweet vermouth, honey, and plenty of garlic.  The mixture is chopped and then it’s combined with a little bit of cream cheese, Greek yogurt and freshly minced chives. To this day it stands as one of my all-time favorite dips, but I wondered what it would taste like if I rearranged the ingredient list and preparation just a bit.

In this updated version, I’ve reversed the sour cream to cream cheese ratio, added in an obscene amount of cheese, artichoke hearts, and then instead of serving it cold, I popped it into the oven until it was bubbly, hot and ridiculously gooey.

And now, I have no idea which one I’d choose in a dip-off. I think the smart thing to do, is to just make both…

Ridiculously Cheesy Onion and Artichoke Dip

3.0 from 2 reviews
Ridiculously Cheesy Onion and Artichok Dip
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
35 mins
Total time
40 mins
 
Author: Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps
Serves: Serves 4-6
Ingredients
  • 3 Tlbs. unsalted butter
  • 1 large onion, sliced (about 2 cups)
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced
  • ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes (optional)
  • ¼ cup sweet vermouth
  • 8 ounces light cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup light sour cream
  • 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 tsp. whole-grain mustard
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • ½ cup chopped artichoke hearts
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease a 1-quart baking dish.
  2. Add butter to a small skillet. Turn the heat on medium-high. Once butter has melted and begins to brown on the edges, swirl the pan. Continue to swirl the pan until the butter turns a deep brown color and smells nutty, about 2 minutes. Add onions and salt. Reduce the heat to a medium-low and cook onions and caramelized and brown, about 10 minutes. Stir frequently.
  3. Once onions have caramelized add garlic. Cook 1 minute. Add red pepper flakes and sweet vermouth. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer until the liquid is reduced by half, about 1 minute.
  4. Add cream cheese, sour cream, gruyere. mozzarella, mustard, pepper and artichoke hearts. Stir until combined. Transfer to a baking dish and bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 15 minutes.
  5. Serve with crackers
Notes
*Recipe inspired by Amy Thielen, Food Network
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Ridiculously Cheesy Onion and Artichoke Dip

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  1. Karly says

    Posted on 2/2/17 at 5:20 pm

    You had me at ridiculously cheesy. This is game day at it’s finest, right here! Now excuse me while I go make a “practice batch” for lunch… 😉

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/3/17 at 6:11 pm

      Thanks Karly!

      Reply
  2. Jess Wright @ The Cookbook Obsession says

    Posted on 2/2/17 at 6:17 pm

    Cheesy artichoke dips are one of my favorite things to snack on – on earth!! And when you say things like “ridiculously” I just can’t stop myself from trying this.
    Can’t wait to try it 🙂

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/3/17 at 6:10 pm

      Thanks Jess!

      Reply
  3. Ruby says

    Posted on 2/2/17 at 10:43 pm

    I agree – cheesy is the best! 🙂 Can’t wait to try it!!
    Is there something I can sub for the vermouth?
    Also, I’m assuming the artichokes get mixed in with cheeses? I don’t see them in the steps.
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/3/17 at 6:08 pm

      You could sub sherry or white wine! If you don’t want to use alcohol, you could omit it altogether, but it really adds a lot of flavor!

      Reply
  4. [email protected] says

    Posted on 2/2/17 at 11:21 pm

    I can’t take my eyes off that sexy cheese! This is gonna be perfect for game day. =)

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/3/17 at 6:07 pm

      Hope you like it!

      Reply
  5. Frank says

    Posted on 2/3/17 at 12:16 am

    These instructions don’t include the artichoke? Seeing that this is Onion and Artichoke dip…seems like an important piece to the equation. I like the idea of this dip…but seems like a pretty serious oversight. This is cheese dip so far.

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/3/17 at 6:07 pm

      Hi Frank. It was accidentally omitted in the instructions. It gets mixed in the with the cheeses, sour cream, salt and pepper. Recipe updated. Thanks for noticing!

      Reply
  6. Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says

    Posted on 2/4/17 at 1:49 am

    Whoa! So decadent and delicious!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/7/17 at 4:29 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  7. A. Crawford says

    Posted on 2/5/17 at 3:32 am

    Cannot open the recipe…Where can I find it??

    Reply
  8. A. Crawford says

    Posted on 2/5/17 at 3:33 am

    Where can I find the recipe??

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/7/17 at 4:29 am

      At the bottom of the post!

      Reply
  9. A. Crawford says

    Posted on 2/5/17 at 3:34 am

    Cannot locate the recipe??

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/7/17 at 4:29 am

      It’s at the bottom of the post!

      Reply

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