We are counting down the days until Football Season. I think we are like most people right now, excited for a good distraction.

Football Season is our favorite for many reasons but especially for the Food & Fellowship with others. I am not sure how much Fellowshipping we will be able to do right now with this pandemic, but I do know that we will still have our favorite foods.

Smoked Chicken & Cheese Dip

This Dip is a smoky dip packed with Flavor and Spice! Grab your favorite Chips and Dip away!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Servings 10 people

Ingredients
  

  • Whole Chicken
  • 6 strips bacon
  • 3 big Tomatoes Diced
  • 3 Jalapeños Sliced
  • 1/2 White onion Diced
  • 1 palm full Fresh Parsley
  • 1/4 Purple onion Diced
  • 1/2 Green Bell Peppers Diced
  • 2 cups Smoked Gouda Cheese Shredded
  • 2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese Shredded
  • 2 cups 4 Cheese Blend Shredded
  • 5 dashes Siete Traditional Hot Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Mayo
  • 1 pack Cream Cheese cut into cubes
  • Seasoning Blend of Choice I make my own blend, but you can use Slap Ya Mama or Tony Chacheres
  • Smoked Paprika Generous amount

Notes

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For this dip, I was going for a Smoky flavor. So I decided to cook the dip on the Traeger Grill.
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Ingredients: 
  • Whole Chicken
  • Bacon
  • Tomatoes
  • Jalapeños
  • Onion
  • Parsley
  • Purple Onions
  • Green Bell Peppers
  • Smoked Gouda Cheese
  • Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  • 4 Cheese Blend
  • Siete Hot Sauce
  • Mayo
  • Cream cheese
  • Seasoning Blend of Choice
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Directions:
  1. Preheat the Grill to 225 degrees.
  2. Season your whole chicken inside and out.
  3. Smoke the chicken for 2 1/2 - 3 hours.
  4. While the chicken is cooking, grate your cheese. Set aside.
  5. Fry the bacon. Drain on a paper towel.
  6. Crumble the bacon or chop into pieces. Set aside.
  7. Dice the white onions, purple onion, bell peppers and tomatoes. Set aside.
  8. Slice the jalapeños. Set aside.
  9. Once the chicken is cooked. Cut in half, I used one half for the dip and the other side for a supper that night.
  10. Remove the skin of the chicken. Begin shredded the chicken. Set aside.
  11. Take an oversized Cast Iron Skillet or Grill safe Skillet.
  12. Add the shredded chicken, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, bacon, purple onions, jalapeños, parsley and half of the cheeses.
  13. Mix everything together.
  14. Add 5 big dashes of hot sauce. Stir.
  15. Add the other half of the cheeses.
  16. Top with Smoked Paprika.
  17. Smoke on the grill at 450 degrees 15 - 25 minutes or until completely melted. After it has been on the grill for 15 minutes. Add the cubed cream cheese. Stir.
  18. Cook until completely melting.
  19. Remove from the grill. Stir.
  20. Serve with your favorite Tortilla Chip.
  21. Enjoy.
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