{"id":536,"date":"2019-02-06T08:32:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T13:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/?p=536"},"modified":"2019-02-06T08:32:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T13:32:18","slug":"bacon-cheddar-ranch-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/?p=536","title":{"rendered":"Bacon Cheddar Ranch Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='text-align:left' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/baconranch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/baconranch.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/baconranch-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ultimate easy dip &#8212; served cold with corn chips, crackers, crostini or pita wedges.  You can lighten up the calories by using reduced fat cream cheese and reduced fat sour cream, but don&#8217;t go for the fat-free. The texture will be <em>way<\/em> off and you probably won&#8217;t enjoy it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened<br>1 1\/2 cups sour cream<br>1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese (go for a thicker shred than the feather &#8211; it makes the dip have a better &#8220;mouth feel&#8221;)<br>1 packet powdered ranch dressing mix<br>8 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled<br>5 or 6 sliced green onions<br>Optional garnishes: additional cooked crumbled bacon, sliced green onions<br><br>Place the cream cheese in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer until completely smooth (1-2 minutes). <br>Add the sour cream and beat for 1 more minute until thoroughly combined with the cream cheese.<br>Stir in the cheese, ranch mix, bacon and green onions until well combined.<br>Serve chilled, topped with additional bacon and green onions if desired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_536\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"536\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ultimate easy dip &#8212; served cold with corn chips, crackers, crostini or pita wedges. You can lighten up the calories by using reduced fat cream cheese and reduced fat sour cream, but don&#8217;t go for the fat-free. The texture will be way off and you probably won&#8217;t enjoy it. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/?p=536\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bacon Cheddar Ranch Dip<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_536\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"536\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[196,4],"tags":[12,44,281,197,284,282,198],"class_list":["post-536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizer-recipe","category-recipe","tag-appetizer","tag-bacon","tag-cheddar-cheese","tag-cream-cheese","tag-dip","tag-green-onions","tag-sour-cream"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":true,"total_views":256,"today_views":0},"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":2,"sum_votes":10},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":538,"href":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewannabegourmet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}