Mel's Warm Blue Cheese and Bacon Dip

Mel's Warm Blue Cheese and Bacon Dip

Ingredients:

7 slices bacon, crumbled
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 c half & half (or whole milk)
4 oz blue cheese, crumbled
1 t garlic powder
2 T fresh green onions, chopped
3 T smoked almonds, chopped

Instructions:
Cook bacon in large skillet OR use the pre cooked bacon that you microwave
Once bacon is cooked, remove from pan & let cool.
Let it cool, then chop up the bacon.
In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
Add half & half (or milk) & mix.
Stir in crumbled bacon, blue cheese, garlic powder & green onions.

Stir until combined.
Transfer to a 2 cup oven proof serving dish.

Cover with foil & Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

After it has cooled, sprinkle with chopped almonds.

Serve with slices of apples and/or a sliced french bread