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Easy Hormel Chili Cheese Dip Recipe

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Have a big game coming up? This Hormel chili cheese dip is the perfect appetizer! You can make this chili cream cheese dip in just a few minutes of prep and a few minutes of heat. This hot chili cheese dip recipe is comprised of layers of cream cheese, Hormel chili (or your favorite homemade chili, chili con carne, or canned chili), and shredded cheese. It may not sound like much, but when this combo is heated together, it’s totally irresistible! You are going to love it.

If you love this Hormel chili dip, you should try Chipotle corn salsa, buffalo chicken flatbread, buffalo chicken sliders, turkey sliders, curry chicken wings, or sweet and salty chex mix next. They’re all football food perfection!

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Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

What You’ll Love About Chili Cream Cheese Dip

  • Made with 3 ingredients
  • Takes a couple minutes to make
  • Easy to prep-ahead
  • Utterly delicious dip!
  • Perfect for game day appetizers
  • Just 3 minutes prep time
  • Just 5 minutes total time

Hormel Chili Cheese Dip Ingredients

  • Cream cheese – Use your favorite brand of cream cheese.
  • Can of chili – This is definitely a Hormel chili cream cheese dip, and it’s how I have always experienced it, but really you could use any kind of canned or even homemade ground beef chili.
  • Shredded cheddar cheese – The recipe calls for cheddar cheese, but you could also use Monterey jack, Mexican cheese blend, velveeta cheese, or even pepper jack cheese if you want to add some spice.
  • Optional Garnish and Toppings – These garnishes are totally optional, but can add great flavor. Try scallions (sliced green onion), finely diced red onion, chopped cilantro, sliced jalapenos, or diced avocados.
  • Hot sauce – Another optional ingredient, but a nice way to add heat to your homemade chili cheese dip.
Ingredients to make chili cheese dip recipe

How to Make Chili Cheese Dip

This is an overview on how to make hormel chili and cream cheese dip, the detailed instructions can be found below in the recipe card.

Soften cream cheese. Place the block of cream cheese on a microwave safe plate, platter or glass pie dish you are going to use to make the dip. Let it warm up for 5-10 minutes to soften.
Cream cheese for chili cream cheese dip on a plate
Layer dip. Smooth cream cheese out on the plate with a spatula. Stir canned chili and spoon a layer of chili over the top and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
Plate with cream cheese and chili
Heat dip. Cook dip in the microwave until cheese melts.
Chili cheese dip before cooking

FAQs

Can you make this vegetarian?

Yes, this chili cheese dip recipe can easily be made vegetarian, just be sure to use a vegetarian chili. (You may even be able to trick the meat-eaters!)

Can you make this bean-free?

Yes, our Aunt always makes chili no beans cream cheese dip. I used a bean variety because we like beans, but it’s easy to make a bean-free version. Or make one of each and everyone is happy.

Is this gluten-free?

Yes, as long as the chili that you use is gluten-free, your chili cheese dip with cream cheese will be too.

Storage Instructions

Store leftover chili cheese dip in the refrigerator for 1 day.

To prep the 3-ingredient chili cheese dip, assemble the dip and cover with plastic wrap or store in an airtight container. Store in the fridge for 1-2 days.

How long does chili cheese dip last?

If you’ve already cooked the chili and cheese dip, it should be eaten within a day.

How to reheat

Reheat the dip in the microwave until heated through.

Can chili cheese dip be frozen?

Cream cheese doesn’t freeze and thaw well due to the water content, so freezing the dip is not recommended. And since you can assemble and cook it in 5 minutes, you can make it fresh any time.

Plate with Hormel chili cheese dip

What to Serve with Chili Cheese Dip Recipe

This easy chili dip is best with chips. Tortilla chips or potato chips are my favorites. 🙂

  • Tortilla chips
  • Potato chips
  • Corn chips
  • Air fryer pita chips
  • Fritos scoops
  • Crackers
  • Mini peppers
  • Cucumber slices

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Description

This Hormel chili cheese dip recipe is always a HUGE hit at parties! It takes just 5 minutes and is made with just 3 ingredients.


Ingredients

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  • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 15 oz. can Hormel chili
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • tortilla chips 

Instructions

  1. Spread cream cheese onto a plate or pie dish.
  2. Top with chili and shredded cheese.
  3. Microwave for 2-4 minutes, until cheese is melted. (My microwave was 3 minutes)
  4. Serve with tortilla chips. 


Notes

Keywords: chili cheese dip, chili cream cheese dip, hormel chili cheese dip, chili cheese dip recipe

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  1. Lora Smith

    This is one of the dips I’m making for Super Bowl Sunday!
    GO Bengals. 🧡🖤🧡My family loves it, I double & sometimes triple the Super Easy Recipe!






      • Emily

        Great question, Sue! I haven’t tried it, but I will add it to my testing list to try it out. I would imagine you could, on low for 1-2 hours? And then instead of serving it as separate layers, I would probably mix everything together. I think it would work better in a mini crockpot, unless you double or triple the batch. (Which is usually fine anyway!)

  2. Debi

    I’ve made this dip dozens of times and always have positive comments about it.
    Whenever I’ve taken it to a party or get-together, someone asks me for the recipe.
    Super simple to make!!






  3. Lynda Donahue

    This is a good recipe but for years I have added mild chilis over the beans then the shredded cheese. If you want it hotter add a small can of hotter cold

  4. Sue O.

    I’ve had this recipe for probably a million years, can’t even remember where I got it. I have always made the no beans variety. To the question, how long does chili cheese dip last? I would answer, about an hour or less, because it will all have been eaten by then. 😁 It’s terrific.






    • Emily

      It’s 2-4 minutes, but will vary a bit based on your microwave. Mine is 3!

      Oh, but maybe you are talking about softening the cream cheese. This is just letting it sit out at room temperature to soften so it’s easier to spread.

  5. Adam Allgood

    Hi my name is Adam.
    I made this with a
    girl friend, Judy thinking of
    serving it for a small
    weekend party coming up.
    It was as quick and easy as stated.
    Tasted great by both.
    What a great combination.
    We put fresh diced tomato,
    fresh chopped scallion and
    scoops tortilla and frito
    chips on the side.
    ps.. No beans.
    Easy clean up.
    Definately my choice
    for our get together
    Thank you.






    • Emily Dingmannn

      So glad you enjoyed it Helen! Thanks for the comment. 🙂 I should add this in the post if it’s not already there, but our aunt Debbie who makes this dip will make multiple plates at a time and then cover and keep in the fridge so they are ready to heat as it always goes quick!

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