Creamy Bacon & Shrimp Dip is perfect for ringing in the New Year or for serving to hungry football fans. This cheesy dip is guaranteed to not last long.
Thank you to SeaPak & Walmart for inspiring & sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are my own. #shrimpcocktails
Friends, it is that time of year where 2015 comes to a close and we welcome 2016 with open arms. So what are your plans to celebrate the New Year? Many people have traditions, and while growing up, my family did the same thing every year. My little family has yet to find our traditional New Year’s Eve “theme”, partially because our kids have been too young up until now to stay up and ring in the New Year. But that is all about to change. Our family this year is celebrating with a poker tournament and our favorite mocktails & cocktails. And by cocktails, I don’t mean the traditional drinks; I mean shrimp cocktails.
Inspired by the many SeaPak shrimp options, our family has decided to use one of our favorite foods, shrimp, and make them into our favorite #shrimpcocktails. My kids love shrimp. Cannon, our youngest, will devour as much shrimp as he can before the shrimp hits the table, so we always have guard the shellfish from his little fingers to make sure we have enough for everyone. This results in Cannon stealing shrimp off of my husband’s plate if he doesn’t inhale them quickly.
After we decided on this New Year’s idea, my hubby ran to Walmart to pick up all the fixings, which included each of our favorite shrimp options. My personal favorite is the SeaPak Jumbo Coconut Shrimp. He also grabbed the SeaPak Jumbo Butterfly Shrimp, SeaPak Shrimp Spring Rolls, SeaPak Beer Battered Shrimp, SeaPak Parmesan Encrusted Butterfly Shrimp, and of course the SeaPak Shrimp Scampi. With such a large assortment, all 7 of us will be pleased, and that in itself is a food miracle.
So this year, as we break out the martini glasses to make up our #shrimpcocktails, each of us can create our own. And the kids are looking forward to see who will be the family poker champion. My early bets are on Madden, our 8-year-old, a little card shark. They sure to have a good time maintaining their poker faces while carrying around fancy glasses with their favorite #shrimpcocktails.
I love that SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood Company makes this so easy for me to throw together. Not only can you just simply add your favorite shrimp and fixings to your cup or holiday and football foodie spreads, but you can also use SeaPak shrimp to make this mouthwatering Creamy Bacon & Shrimp Dip.
Now I’d love to hear about your New Year’s holiday traditions and what your #shrimpcocktails would look like. Share in the comments below or on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #shrimpcocktails and be entered for a chance to win 5 free product coupons for your favorite SeaPak shrimp, a value of $49.95.
Happy Holidays friends & cheers from my family’s #shrimpcocktails to yours. XOXO San
How do you make Creamy Bacon & Shrimp Dip?
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cook & crumble the bacon. Set aside 2 tablespoons and place in a separate bowl for later. Add the remaining bacon into a medium-sized bowl. Add in softened cream cheese and sour cream. Mix until well combined, I used a hand mixer. Once well-combined stir in 1/2 cup chives, set aside.
Prepare your shrimp, follow the SeaPak package directions for the shrimp that you picked. Once cooked, roughly chop up the shrimp into medium chunks, add shrimp to cream cheese mixture and stir it in along with 1 cup of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and mix well.
Spoon into serving pan, you could really use anything you have just make sure dip is about 1 inch deep, or you may need to adjust cooking time. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and add remaining cheese and chives then bake for another 10 minutes or until hot and bubbly and the cheese had a golden edge around the pan.
Remove from oven and serve with crackers, chips or vegetables.
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Creamy Bacon & Shrimp Dip
Ingredients
- 16 ounce cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 pound bacon cooked crispy & crumbled
- 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon chives chopped
- 12 ounces shrimp cooked & chopped I used SeaPak Shrimp Scampi
- 1 cup+ 1 tablespoon finely shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup+ 1 tablespoon finely shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cook & crumble the bacon. Set aside 2 tablespoons and place in a seperate bowl for later. Add the remaining bacon into a medium-sized bowl. Add in softened cream cheese and sour cream. Mix until well combined, I used a hand mixer. Once well combined stir in 1/2 cup chives, set aside.
- Prepare your shrimp, follow the SeaPak package directions for the shrimp that you picked. Once cooked, roughly chop up the shrimp into medium chunks, add shrimp to cream cheese mixture and stir it in along with 1 cup of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and mix well.
- Spoon into serving pan, you could really use anything you have just make sure dip is about 1 inch deep, or you may need to adjust cooking time. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and add remaining cheese and chives then bake for another 10 minutes or until hot and bubbly and the cheese had a golden edge around the pan.
- Remove from oven and serve with crackers, chips or vegetables.
I love all of the Sea Pac products but the Shrimp Scampi is my favorite! Followed closely by the Coconut Shrimp! Yum! They are always on my New Years brunch table!
This looks amazing! I would mae a shrimp salad #shrimpcocktails
I have a little, 4-cup crockpot that I use to keep hot & cheesy dips warm and dippable! Would that work for this recipe, rather than heating in the oven? Thanks so much!
Yes, that would work nicely. San
I added some cocozia coconut water to it. It was tasty.
Here it is: http://www.amazon.com/cocozia?channel=posts