Gooey Baked Pepper Jack Cheese Dip
My most requested appetizer recipe...EVER. The easiest gooey cheese dip made better thanks to monterey jack cheese with jalapenos and roasted sunflower seeds. Pepper Jack Cheese Dip is the appetizer or party dip recipe you'll be asked to bring time and time again.
Servings 10
Ingredients
- 1 block monterey jack with jalapeno peppers 8-10 oz; freshly grated recommended
- 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons minced bottled garlic or 2-3 cloves fresh minced
- ½ cup mayonnaise light ok
- 8 ounces sour cream light ok
- ½ cup roasted salted sunflower seeds out of the shell or more if needed
- 3 green onions thinly sliced including green part
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grate the cheese into a medium sized bowl. Gently stir in the flour with a fork.
- To the bowl, add the next three ingredients ending with the sour cream. Stir with a wooden spoon until completely combined.
- Evenly spread the dip into a pie plate (approx 8-9" works).
- Sprinkle the sunflower seeds around the edge of the pie plate creating a 1-2" thick band.
- Fill the center with the green onions.
- Sprinkle with a little paprika for color, if desired.
- Bake at 350° for 30 minutes until golden.
Notes
Roasted salted sunflower seeds notes.
- In my grocery store, they're typically near the nuts, baking or popcorn section of the store. Sometimes they'll be in the baking aisle or even available to buy in bulk.
- If the sunflower seeds have an "off" or paint like smell, don't use them as it will affect the taste of the dip.
