Next time you’re on party appetizer duty, don’t fret. Take a deep breath. You got this. You won’t even have to spend hours prepping or hovering over the stove. Just throw your ingredients in your trusty cast iron skillet and bake. Out comes a hot, gooey, dippable work of food art that everyone will want a piece of. These no-fuss skillet dip recipes are sure to impress at your next get-together.
1. Three-Ingredient Reese’s S’mores Skillet Dip: After seeing these Reese’s cups in a s’more skillet pie, you’ll never want a plain s’more again. Life. Changed. (via Your Cup of Cake)
2. Skillet Bean and Cheese Dip With Pull Apart Bread: Bring this bean and cheese dip to a party and make a lot of new friends. Just remember to bring your skillet home so you can do it all over again. (via The Cookie Rookie)
3. Crab Rangoon Dip: Sharing crab rangoons just got a lot easier (and more fun). You won’t miss the wonton wrappers either. Give them a quick fry for crispy chips to dip with. (via Damn Delicious)
4. Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip: Neufchatel cream cheese is the secret ingredient in this low-fat buffalo chicken dip. You won’t miss regular cream cheese, trust us. (via Recipe Runner)
5. Chorizo Mushroom Queso Dip: Better have a napkin handy! This chorizo mushroom queso is by no means a dainty appetizer, but you’ll be so busy finishing it, you won’t care. (via Taste and Tell)
6. Baked Brie and Garlic Dip: Both sweet fruit preserves and savory meats and vegetables complement this baked brie dip. Did we mention it’s only four ingredients? (via Holly’s Cheat Day)
7. Baked Seafood Dip With Crab, Shrimp and Veggies: Use fresh lump crab meat for the most juicy, flavor-packed version of this dip — oh, and lots of Old Bay seasoning. (via Peas and Crayons)
8. Skillet Cinnamon Rolls (and a Cream Cheese Dip): If cinnamon buns and nachos had a child, it would be this dip. It’s settled. The world needs more dessert dips! (via The Wicked Noodle)
9. Cheesy Homemade Bean Dip Skillet: You only need three ingredients to make this masterpiece of a dip. Just take refried beans (from a can if you’re in a pinch), cheese and salsa. Bake it in a skillet, and congratulations, you’ve made one darn tasty appetizer! (via Penney Lane)
10. One Skillet Chicken Burrito Dip: Turning un-shareable foods into shareable dips will never get old. How does this look like dip but taste like a chicken burrito? Magic? (via Almost Super Mom)
11. Warm French Onion Dip: Finally, a less soupy, more addictive version of french onion soup! It’s so good, we’ll still opt to eat it with a spoon. (via Chef Savvy)
12. Pull-Apart Pretzel Skillet With Beer Cheese Dip: These pretzels get dunked in a boiling baking soda solution before they go in the oven. This turns them into delicious, chewy pretzels. Then, beer is combined with cheese to get highly dippable beer cheese. So now you know how that works. (via Host the Toast)
13. Chorizo Pimento Cheese Dip: This dip fuses Mexican and Southern flavors together. The result is a dip you’ll want all for yourself. (via Table for Two)
14. Warm Skillet Bread and Artichoke Spinach Dip: Artichoke spinach dip is already a favorite among appetizer lovers. This recipe gives the classic dip an upgrade with a beautiful frame of skillet bread. (via Seasons and Suppers)
15. Cheesy Miso Caramelized Corn and Pineapple Chile Dip: There are so many flavors in this dip, you won’t know what hit you. It’s sweet, cheesy, spicy, salty and funky. Who knew you could fit all that in a skillet? (via Half Baked Harvest)
16. Summer Corn and Cotija Cheese Dip: This dip is a less-messy alternative to the on-a-stick version, elote. When you make this dip you’ll feel that summer is not so far away. (via Minimalist Baker)
17. Hot Caprese Dip: In the oven, the tomatoes become tender and the two cheeses become gooey, making this extremely dippable. Did we mention this dip has bacon in it? (via Heather Christo)
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