This chicken enchilada dip recipe is loaded with all kinds of tasty Mexican flavors, from chipotle to enchilada sauce to sweet corn!
Do you want to hear the saddest thing ever?
I made my husband dip for the football game last Sunday. That’s not the sad part.
The sad part is that we moved to Nebraska and we no longer get the Bears games out here in the middle of nowhere. My husband cried real tears, you guys. Big, fat, crybaby tears.
So, there we were, with a bowl of dip and no football game worth watching.
We’re a Chicago Bears family. And by that, I mean, my husband loves the Bears and I love football food and will sometimes wear a Bears t-shirt if it’s both cute and comfy, but I always have a real fear that someone is going to see me in the shirt and ask me a question about the team.
I used to have that same fear back in high school when I would wear this band shirt that was a really pretty color of blue, but I didn’t actually like the band all that much. I studied up on their songs, just in case someone quizzed me about it.
I have weird fears.
I thought about studying up on the Bears and then decided that I’m no longer in high school and I can just kick the questioner in the shins and run away. Seems like a good plan.
Anyway, I’m an adult.
So, I made some dip for my husband. And, yeah, for me.
I have a thing for dip, like this bacon jalapeno cheese spread and this slow cooker sloppy joe dip! Another favorite food for football games in our house are these buffalo chicken sliders.
I modified our family’s favorite chicken enchilada casserole into this dip.
My husband is a serious wimp when it comes to spicy food and even mild buffalo wings are too hot for him, but he loooooved this dip! It’s not too spicy at all, but feel free to add extra Tabasco if you like it hot.
Try my cornbread casserole too! 🙂
Cream Cheese Chicken Enchilada Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1 cup grated Monterey jack cheese
- 1 cup cooked diced or shredded chicken
- 1 cup corn kernels frozen or fresh
- 4 ounces diced green chiles
- 15 ounces enchilada sauce
- 2 tablespoons Tabasco Chipotle pepper sauce more to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- Tortilla chips for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and Monterey jack cheese to a medium bowl and beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Stir in the chicken, corn, green chiles, enchilada sauce, chives, cilantro, Tabasco, salt, and cumin until well combined.
- Taste and add more Tabasco if desired.
- Spread dip into an 8x8 baking dish and bake for 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
- Serve hot with extra Tabasco and tortilla chips.
Anne-Marie @ This Mama Cooks! On a Diet says
My son would love this. He’s a Tabasco addict. I have to keep the big bottle in the house and he goes through it like mad.
Carla says
When I moved a few hours away from Pittsburgh a few years ago, I was on the PA-MD border, which meant I kept getting Ravens games and not Steelers. I was SO bummed! Now that I moved back, I’ll be more than happy to shove this dip in my face while cheering on my team.
Kristen says
We actually got rid of cable one year and so my husband didn’t get to see most of his football games… it was a very sad year.
LOVE this dip though!!
Nutmeg Nanny says
This dip looks amazing! Plus, who doesn’t love Tabasco? I could drink the stuff.
Jenny Flake says
Bring on the dip! This looks fabulous girl! I’d watch football if I could have this 🙂
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
Ok, I hate football, but I want to watch it now just to have an excuse to cozy up with this!
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
We are enchilada crazy around here, I know this would be a huge hit with my guys!
Lori @ RecipeGirl says
My family would go nuts for this!
Lisa @ Garnish with Lemon says
I’m all over this dip! And you aren’t alone, my husband is the same way about spicy food. Pinned.
Nicole says
Oh man, this dip looks awesome! I love anything spicy and cheesy!!!
Carolyn says
WE love tabasco in this house too!
Cathy Pollak ~ Noble Pig says
Aww, poor hubby, that is sad. I understand about living in no-where-land, I’m right there with you. But you can still get Tabasco!!! Pinning it to my Football board!!!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Haha. Paul would cry if you couldn’t watch his fav baseball teams. But this dip would definitely cheer him up – our house is never without Tabasco!