FIESTA BAKED CHEESE DIP

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Make a festive-looking appetizer with our Fiesta Baked Cheese Dip. This baked cheese dip features chopped green chiles and a blend of shredded cheeses.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 40m

Yield 32 servings, 2 Tbsp. each

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese, divided
1 can (4 oz.) chopped green chiles, undrained
1-1/4 cups BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream, divided
1/4 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
1/4 cup chopped red bell peppers
2 Tbsp. fresh cilantro sprigs

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Reserve 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Add remaining shredded cheese to cream cheese along with the chiles, 1/2 cup sour cream and ground red pepper; mix well.
Spread cream cheese mixture onto bottom of 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake 20 min. or until dip is heated through and lightly browned around edge. Top with remaining sour cream, reserved shredded cheese, chopped bell peppers and cilantro before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 150 mg, Carbohydrate 1 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0.8766 g, Protein 3 g