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Creamy Salsa Chicken Dip

Jan 24, 2019 · 3 Comments

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Creamy Salsa Chicken Dip is an easy appetizer that will wow your tastebuds! The base of the dip only uses 4 ingredients! Cream cheese, salsa, chicken and cheese! Top with tomatoes, olives, green onions, avocado.. whatever you like! This will become your favorite tortilla chip dip!

creamy salsa and chicken chip dip

Creamy Salsa Chicken Dip- My favorite Tortilla Chip Dip!

This is one of those recipes that I have literally been making for YEARS! I remember vividly the first time I made it, living 2,000 miles away from family with a 2 year old, newborn baby & a grad school attending husband.

I needed to go grocery shopping desperately and ended up tossing 3 things into my crock pot. Salsa, Chicken and Cream Cheese. The results were out of this world!! We ate the chicken on tortillas with rice but now we often make this up as a chip dip. 

creamy salsa chip dip

How to make Creamy Salsa Chicken Dip

First we will start with room temperature cream cheese and salsa. If you need to bring your cream cheese to room temperature quickly, seal it in a ziplock bag and then set the baggie into a bowl of hot water, This will soften the cream cheese nicely within about 5-10 minutes.

cream cheese and salsa

Using a mixer, cream the cream cheese and salsa together. Continuing to use the electric mixer, add in the shredded chicken. 

Mix until smooth and creamy. You can use shredded rotisserie chicken here or I like to make my shredded chicken quickly in the Instant Pot. 

Spread the cream cheese/salsa mixture into the bottom of an 8×8 pan or pie plate. 

creamy salsa chip dip before baking

Top with shredded cheese and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. 

Pull out of the oven and immediately top with diced tomatoes, olives, green onions, avocados.. whatever you like! 

creamy salsa chip dip

Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy!! 

Creamy Salsa Chicken Dip is an easy appetizer that will wow your tastebuds! The base of the dip only uses 4 ingredients! Cream cheese, salsa, chicken and cheese! Top with tomatoes, olives, green onions, avocado.. whatever you like! This will become your favorite tortilla chip dip! |Cooking with Karli| #dip #chip #salsa #creamcheese #chicken #layerdip #appetizer #side #easy #hot

Try these other appetizers:

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  • Grape Jelly Meatballs and Weenies
  • Teriyaki Chicken Sliders
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  • Guacamole
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creamy salsa and chicken chip dip

Creamy Salsa Chicken Dip

Creamy Salsa Chicken Dip is an easy appetizer that will wow your tastebuds! The base of the dip only uses 4 ingredients! Cream cheese, salsa, chicken and cheese! Top with tomatoes, olives, green onions, avocado.. whatever you like! This will become your favorite tortilla chip dip!
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Course: Appetizer
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Author: Karli Bitner

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cup salsa
  • 2 cups shredded chicken cooked
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Toppings

  • 1 roma tomato diced
  • 1-2 green onions sliced
  • 1 avacado diced
  • 1/2 cup sliced olives

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Cream together cream cheese and salsa using an electric mixer.
  • Continuing to use the mixer, add in the shredded chicken. Mix until well combined and creamy.
  • Spread the mixture onto the bottom of an 8x8 pan or pie plate. 
  • Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top. 
  • Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
  • Top with any or all of the toppings you'd like! Serve with Tortilla Chips
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Creamy Salsa Chicken Dip

Creamy Salsa Chicken Dip is an easy appetizer that will wow your tastebuds! The base of the dip only uses 4 ingredients! Cream cheese, salsa, chicken and cheese! Top with tomatoes, olives, green onions, avocado.. whatever you like! This will become your favorite tortilla chip dip!

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cup salsa
  • 2 cups shredded chicken cooked
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Toppings

  • 1 roma tomato diced
  • 1-2 green onions sliced
  • 1 avacado diced
  • 1/2 cup sliced olives

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Cream together cream cheese and salsa using an electric mixer.
  3. Continuing to use the mixer, add in the shredded chicken. Mix until well combined and creamy.
  4. Spread the mixture onto the bottom of an 8×8 pan or pie plate. 
  5. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top. 
  6. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
  7. Top with any or all of the toppings you’d like! Serve with Tortilla Chips
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  1. Heidi says

    August 11, 2018 at 6:13 am

    Half a jar of what size salsa. I buy my salsa at Costco! Thank you.

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    • karlibitner says

      August 11, 2018 at 6:27 am

      Great question, Heidi!! Use about 1 1/2 cups of your salsa with this recipe. ?

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