Football Frenzy: Vegan Chili Cheese Dip
If you know me for real, or if you’ve read the blog for awhile, you know that the excitement in the air around here isn’t just the impending crisp fall air, the wearing of scarves and boots, or the overload of pumpkin recipes. It’s football.
For the next 5 to 6 months, the SoS household will live and breathe football. Do you know the only day of the week there isn’t a football game? Because I do. It’s Wednesday, in case you were wondering. But that doesn’t mean the 24-7 football coverage stops.
I’ve learned two things about surviving football season over the years:
1. Don’t fight it. It’s going to happen anyways.
2. Football is always better with food.
{What isn’t better with food?}
While there’s nothing wrong with indulging in rich or decadent football food, when you watch football every.single.day. it’s not a bad idea to keep at least a little bit of it on the healthy side.
I try to always keep the fridge and pantry stocked with football-watching-staples; you never know when someone else will show up to watch the game, expecting to eat.
One of my favorites that’s easy to keep on hand is a dip my mom made, which I’ve since dubbed my 3 minute man-friendly football dip; it’s really chili cheese dip.
It’s not unhealthy, but it could use a little help for frequent consumption. I decided to make the classic vegetarian. I actually ended up taking it all the way to vegan, but feel free to stop at vegetarian if you want. This dairy free cheese dip is sure to please!
Vegan Chili Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 8 oz vegan cream cheese {If you want to go the vegetarian route I suggest neufchatel cream cheese}
- 1 14.5 oz can prepared vegetarian chili {or leftover chili}
- Baked tortilla chips
Instructions
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Let cream cheese soften.
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Mix cream cheese and chili in microwaveable bowl.
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Microwave 1-3 minutes, stirring intermittently.
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Serve warm with chips.
What’s your favorite football food?
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