This Zesty Cheesy Ritz Dip is a delicious appetizer, perfect for game day!
Still looking for one more appetizer for this weekend’s big game? Our Zesty Cheesy Ritz Dip is a fantastic way to feed a hungry crowd!
Layers of cheese, corn, black beans, cream cheese, fire roasted tomatoes, olives, pickled jalapenos, green chilies, and more cheese 😉 are baked until warm and melty under a crispy golden Ritz cracker topping.
This Zesty Cheesy Ritz Dip couldn’t be any easier to make – and it’s also a flexible recipe in that you can swap in or out ingredients to suit your tastes. Looking for something a little less spicy? Skip the pickled jalapenos. Feel like adding in some roasted red peppers – go for it!
Our Zesty Cheesy Ritz Dip recipe – as written – makes a generous 9×13-inch pan, but if you’re hosting a smaller crowd for game day, feel free to reduce each ingredient by half and bake in a 9×9-inch pan instead.
To serve, spoon a generous amount of the dip onto individual serving dishes, then eat it with crackers or chips. Enjoy!
P.S. This is not a sponsored post…we just happen to think that Ritz crackers are the best choice for this dip recipe!
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This Zesty Cheesy Ritz Dip is a delicious appetizer, perfect for game day!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Yield: 10–12 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
2 14-ounce cans or one 28-ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes, not drained
1 7-ounce can diced green chilies, drained
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup black olives, drained and sliced
8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup scallions (whites sliced) save tops for later
1/2 cup pickled jalapeno slices, drained (adjust to your taste for heat)
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
8 ounces jack cheese, shredded and divided
1 cup good quality frozen corn
1 cup black beans, drained
1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a 9×13 casserole dish or baking pan, pour in the diced tomatoes with juice and top with green chilies, shredded mozzarella and black olives.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add cream cheese, scallion whites, jalapeno slices, cilantro, mayonnaise and half of the jack cheese. Mix to combine and spread out over the first layer.
- Spread the corn and beans over that layer.
- Mix the Ritz with the remaining jack cheese and the chopped scallion tops and spread over as the last layer.
- Bake uncovered for one hour or until hot and bubbly.
- Serve with chips or Ritz crackers.
Notes
As long as you have cheese and tomatoes with a cracker topping, you can play around with ingredients by substituting or eliminating olives, jalapenos, beans or corn.
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