Cheesy Hot Shrimp Dip
Looking for a new appetizer to serve for your next get-together? This hot shrimp dip is creamy, cheesy, and loaded with shrimp! This easy dip is the ultimate crowd-pleaser. Serve it up with your favorite dippers for parties, game days, or any occasion when you need a delicious and irresistible snack.
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Servings: 8
Calories: 246kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ lb medium shrimp chopped (tail off, peeled, deveined, thawed)
- ¼ cup green onion finely sliced
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 8-oz package cream cheese room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese divided
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese divided
- 2 Tablespoons sour cream
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon paprika or Old Bay seasoning
- Parsley for garnish. optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a small 1-2 quart baking dish with a coating of cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat and cook shrimp and green onion for 2-3 minutes or until pink and cooked through.
- Add the garlic and cook for one additional minute.
- Turn off the heat and add the cream cheese, mayonnaise and lemon juice to the skillet. Stir continuously or until fully melted.
- Add ¼ cup parmesan cheese, ½ cup mozzarella, sour cream, salt and black pepper to the skillet and stir until the cheese is mostly melted.
- Transfer into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle the paprika or Old Bay Seasoning on top.
- Top with the remaining parmesan and mozzarella cheese and bake in the preheated oven, uncovered for 30 minutes or until lightly browned and hot and bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and serve hot with your favorite crackers, vegetables or bread.
Notes
Be sure to check the full post above for more info on ingredients, variations, substitutions, storage tips, serving suggestions, and much more!
- Chop the cream cheese into small cubes before adding it to the skillet so that it will melt more quickly. Adding the mayonnaise and lemon juice at the same time adds some moisture and also helps the cheese melt more quickly.
- Turn the heat off before adding the cream cheese to the skillet. In my experience, the heat from cooking the shrimp usually keeps the skillet warm enough to melt the cream cheese. However, if it doesn't, you can turn it on low briefly.
- Chop the shrimp as small as you would like. Consider the size you prefer when it's on a cracker after dipping. If you want it extremely finely chopped you could run it through the food processor for a few quick pulses.
Nutrition
Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 544mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 751IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 177mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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