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Sausage Cream Cheese Dip in a cast-iron skillet
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3-Ingredient Sausage Cream Cheese Dip

This creamy 3-ingredient sausage cream cheese dip comes together in just 15 minutes with sausage, cream cheese, and Rotel—perfect for parties, game day, and easy entertaining!
Course Appetizer, Dip, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword cheese dip recipes, dip recipes, party dip recipes, sausage dip
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 327kcal
Author Kathleen

Ingredients

  • 1 pound sausage
  • 1 (10-ounce) can Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies,  undrained
  • 12 ounces cream cheese
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • In a 12-inch skillet, over medium heat, brown and crumble sausage (1 pound) until there is no pink left. Drain and discard excess grease.
    How to make Sausage Cream Cheese Dip , cook the sausage
  • Stir in Rotel (1 can- including juice) and cream cheese (12 ounces) to the skillet.
    How to make cream cheese sausage dip , add Rotel and cream cheese
  • Continue to cook over low heat until cream cheese is melted. Served while it's warm.
    How to make sausage cream cheese rotel dip , melt the cheese

Notes

  1. Use undrained Rotel. The juice from the tomatoes helps melt the cream cheese smoothly and gives the dip its perfect scoopable texture.
  2. Choose your sausage wisely. Mild sausage keeps it family-friendly; hot sausage adds a spicy kick without any extra ingredients.
  3. Soften the cream cheese if you can. Let it sit at room temp for 20–30 minutes to help it melt faster and creamier.
  4. Plan to serve it warm. This dip is at its absolute best bubbling-hot — a small slow cooker on “Warm” is perfect for parties.
  5. Need a thinner dip? A splash of milk stirred in at the end loosens it right up.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 498mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg