It's tailgating/football party time people!

Hot Bacon Onion Dip



As most of you know... I LOVE college football!  The Crimson Tide is my team, but I love watching every game!  This is a wonderful dip that I threw together last weekend for the season opener, to carry to some friends' house.  You could easily make this ahead of time and then just pop it in the oven come game time. 

What you will need:
2 Tbs. butter
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 -  red/purple onion
1 -  yellow onion
3 -  8 oz. cream cheese @ room temp.
3/4 c. mayo
1 bag of the already prepared real bacon pieces (Oscar Meyer makes them I think, or you can make your own, I was crunched for time so I went with store bought.)
1 cup Italian blend shredded cheese
Dried Parsley & Oregano (Optional)

Preheat oven to 400.  OK to get started, I chopped the red/purple onion in the food processor (you want your onions chopped really fine, since this is a dip.)  Melt about 2 tbsp. of butter in a skillet on med to med/high heat.  Add the garlic, if it sizzles your butter temp is good, if not turn up the heat a little and wait a few minutes.  Next, add the chopped purple onion.  Saute` the onion and garlic for ~5-7 minutes, just until they begin to sweat and turn transparent and golden.  (This adds a nice sweet flavor to the dip.)  While your onion is browning, go ahead and chop your yellow onion in the food processor.  Stir together your mayo, cream cheese, and Italian cheese.  Add in the chopped yellow onion. Add in the cooked red/purple onion and bacon pieces. Mix well and pour into a 9x13 baking dish.  Bake at 400 for ~20 minutes.  This can be served with tortilla chips, or any kind of crackers.  I really like it with sea salt pita crackers! Enjoy! :-)