French Onion Dip

My mom and grandma have a recipe for French Onion Dip that has become a tradition at certain family functions.  Those family gatherings involving warm weather and grilling, seem to be the ones where we see "the French Onion Dip" and Ruffles chips, and yes it must be Ruffles.  We were a Ruffles family, not Lay's, sorry to the Lay's people.  Well actually I'm not really sorry.  Ruffles are strong enough and have ridges to accept "the French Onion Dip."  We have all had French Onion dip, right?  Yes of course we have, accept maybe our Chinese teenager.  It was his first time today.  My mom and grandma's recipe is what we all expect.  It involves the ever popular dried french Onion Soup, but the base is cream cheese, not sour cream and mayonnaise as with most recipes.  I didn't want to use French Onion Soup mix, and truthfully I didn't have any to use.  This of course never stops me from making a homemade version.  I think I've made a homemade version before, but it has been awhile, and so that gives me a chance as Queens Foodie Mama to share with all of you.  When you move away from mom and raise your family on the other side of the country, you might feel as I do, that you want to include some small traditions in your special celebrations that remind you of your family that you moved away from.  Today being our Independence Day, I felt a need to bring in some sort of tradition, since our traditional festivities are impossible to do here.  For most of our children's lives we went to Stewart Park in Beaumont and watched the free concert and ate a potluck dinner with friends and finished the evening  with a fireworks display.  French Onion Dip in no way replaces our Stewart Park memories but it does give me a bit of home to share with my children, a tie to my mom and grandma.  

French Onion Dip and chips, what could be better for 4th of July?

Ingredients:

2 Packages Cream Cheese
2 Yellow Onions
4 cloves Garlic
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 tablespoons Olive Oil

 Peel and cut the onions in half and slice thinly.

Preheat a 10" saute pan over medium heat.  Add oil and onions.  Stir to coat onions in oil.  Cover with a lid, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 20 minutes.  Remove lid and continue cooking until onions are brown.

Press the garlic and add to the onions.  Cook for another 2-3 minutes.

 Turn of the heat and add the Worcestershire Sauce. 

 Stir mixture and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Add softened cream cheese to mixing bowl, mix with whisk attachment.  Add onion mixture and whip until combined.

Remove dip to a serving bowl and enjoy with potato chips.  I of course must encourage you to use Ruffles as they are part of the tradition and they are the best.

Enjoy!

French Onion Dip

Printable Recipe Found Here

Ingredients:

2 Packages Cream Cheese
2 Yellow Onions
4 cloves Garlic
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 tablespoons Olive Oil

Process:

Peel and cut the onions in half and slice thinly.

Preheat a 10" sauté pan over medium heat.  Add oil and onions.  Stir to coat onions in oil.  Cover with a lid, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 20 minutes.  Remove lid and continue cooking until onions are brown.

Press the garlic and add to the onions.  Cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Turn of the heat and add the Worcestershire Sauce. 

Stir mixture and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Add softened cream cheese to mixing bowl, mix with whisk attachment.  Add onion mixture and whip until combined.

Remove dip to a serving bowl and enjoy with potato chips.

Enjoy!