Sweet and Spicy Bacon Cheese Dip on the Traeger Ironwood 885
Cook Time: 40 min
Servings: 1
My Sweet and Spicy Bacon Cheese Dip will be the star of any game day! This creamy dip is perfectly seasoned with my stellar BBQ Beef Rub and topped with crisp bacon. This is an excellent recipe for those days when you’re low on time. It comes together in under an hour, and doesn’t require a lot of fuss.
Ingredients
- Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub
- 2 8oz blocks of cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 8 Ritz crackers, crushed
- 8 slices of cooked bacon, chopped up
- 1/2 cup of Hot Peach pepper jelly
Directions
- Get your Traeger grill temperature up to approximately 350º using Hickory pellets, or grill / pellets of your choice.
- Mix cream cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, green onions, and Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub in a bowl.
- Spread your mixture evenly in an oiled cast iron skillet. Add more Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub on top.
- Mix chopped bacon and crushed crackers together and spread on top of your mixture in the cast iron skillet.
- Place your cast iron skillet on the grill at 350º.
- Cook for 35-40 minutes or until bubbly.
- Towards the end of baking, heat 1/2 cup of Hot Peach pepper jelly to melt.
- As soon as the dip comes off the grill, spread the melted pepper jelly evenly over the top.
- Serve with crackers or chips of your choice.