Cheeseburger Dip

My little cousin, Eric, inspired me to come up with this dip. His favorite food is cheeseburgers, and since I couldn't make cheeseburgers for his family party, I turned his fave dish into a easy-to-make dip! It's a simple recipe that can be expanded on with a variety of ingredients. Serve dip with tortilla chips (scoop-style chips are easiest), potato chips, or thin slices of baguette bread.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 158 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• ¾ cup chili sauce
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 small sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), minced
• ½ cup pasteurized process cheese spread (such as Cheez Whiz®)
• 1 small head iceberg lettuce, finely shredded
• 2 tomatoes, chopped (Optional)
• 2 Kosher dill pickles, chopped (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir sweet onion and garlic in the hot oil until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Break ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes more.

Step 2

Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, chili powder, salt, and pepper into the beef mixture. Pour cheese spread into the skillet; cook and stir until the cheese spread is melted evenly through the beef mixture, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer beef mixture to a serving dish.

Step 3

Layer lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles atop the beef mixture to serve.