Perfect for holidays, parties or tailgating Loaded Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Dip is delicious! With cheeses and bacon, you know it’ll be a great appetizer.

Loaded Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Dip

Football season has arrived, which means one thing <<<TAILGATING FOOD>>>!!! We’re delighted to be participating in a great celebration “October is Tailgating Snacks Month” hosted by the lovely Debi from Life Currents!

If you aren’t following Debi she’s a true football lover and has presented many amazing dishes that are perfect for tailgating and game day eating. She’s a Seattle Seahawks fan and if you are too I highly recommend checking out her Seahawks Breeze Cocktail along with all of her other amazing creations on her site.

 

My addition to this event is a crockpot dip that’s sure to please! I love making dips in my slow cookers any chance I can get. If there’s a party, game or holiday it’s almost a sure bet guarantee that Lori will have a slow cooker dip of some sort in a slow cooker. Loaded Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Dip is nearly a meal in itself, it is a hearty dip!

 

 

Yesterday I was in the car and listening to a morning radio program where they “ask Siri” questions. “Siri” who really is just one of the hosts responds in typical Siri fashion with sarcastic responses.

One of the hosts asked, “what should I bring to a tailgating party?”. Siri’s response was “don’t be that person who brings a veggie tray……” LOL. Nope, game day eating isn’t the time to be overly health-conscious.

 

 

Now many slow cooker dips have the all too amazing component of Velveeta to make them creamy and dreamy. This dip doesn’t…I know shocker because I have no problem using Velveeta where it can shine…DIPS!

The creamy factor comes through from a mixture of sour cream and cream cheese, which blends deliciously with cooked and seasoned ground beef and to take it to the level of loadedness (yes that’s a Lori-ism)  there’s BACON!

 

 

I do highly recommend a hearty dipper for this dip. It is chunky and deserves a chip that can handle the amazingness. Fritos Scoops work very well, and to quote a family acquaintance who once remarked: “Scoops are the best, they’re like tiny little shovels!”. Yup, not the most eloquent description but hey if it works, it works!

 

 

Did you know that I even went to my very first NFL game in Detroit earlier this month? It was amazing! Unfortunately, the Lions lost, but I had a fantastic time attending the game with my husband. We even met ex NFL player Rob Sims prior to the game!

 

 

Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post! There you’ll find links to other delicious recipes for tailgating, you will not be disappointed, but you may find yourself very hungry. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Other delicious dips to try:

Easy as 123 Sausage Slow Cooker Dip

Slow Cooker 3 Cheese Bean Dip

Chuy’s Creamy Jalapeño Dip {copycat}

Yield: 8-10 servings

Loaded Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Dip

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Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 2 hours

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 t salt
• 1 t ground pepper
• 1 t garlic powder
• 2 T Worchestershire Sauce
• 8 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled
• 1 12 oz pkg cream cheese, whipped
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 T ketchup
• 2 T yelllow mustard
• 1 10 oz can Ro*Tel diced tomatoes with chilies (or petite diced tomatoes if you prefer)
• 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
• 1 cup Sharp cheddar cheese, shredded & divided
• 8 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled
• OPTIONAL: additional crumbled bacon for top

Instructions

1. In non-stick pan cook ground beef, onions, garlic, salt, pepper, garlic powder over med-high heat breaking apart until thoroughly cooked through. Drain any fat. Stir in Worchestershire Sauce, set aside.
2. In large mixing bowl combine: cream cheese, sour cream, ketchup & mustard. Stir until combined or used electric mixer. Stir in Ro*tel tomatoes, Mozzarella & 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese.
3. Stir into mixture cooked ground beef and bacon.
4. Pour into slow cooker, top with remaining 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese. Place lid on and cook on high 2 hours or low 4 hours.
5. OPTIONAL: Sprinkle with additional crumbled bacon at end of cook time.

Notes

You can use Petite Diced Tomatoes if you don't want the heat from the Ro*Tel tomatoes.

Adapted from allrecipes.com

October is Tailgating Snacks Month 2017

Hosted by Life Currents

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• October 14 Soft Pretzel Beer Cheese Dip by Mildly Meandering
• October 14 Healthier Greek Yogurt Buffalo Chicken Dip by Full Belly Sisters
• October 16 Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce by Life Currents
• October 18 Low Sugar Chicken Meatball Parmesan Sliders by Seduction In The Kitchen
• October 20 Sofritas Chipotle Potato Skins by Bowl Me Over
• October 22 Loaded Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Dip by Who Needs A Cape?
• October 23 Easy Tortilla Pinwheels by The Devilish Dish
• October 24 Philly Cheese Steak Dip by An Affair from the Heart
• October 24 Touchdown Chorizo Queso Dip by LeMoine Family Kitchen
• October 25 Baked Turkey Meatballs with Green Chiles by Hostess At Heart