Hot & Cheesy Bean Dip
If you don’t have an occasion to make this Hot & Cheesy Bean Dip coming up, you should probably plan something now. Even if the occasion is “it’s Thursday!” or “it’s 6:37 PM!” or whatever. It’s worth it. This skinny version of one of everyone’s favorite hot dips is every bit as cheesy, hearty, and creamy as the original and you can have a generous serving of it for just a little over 100 calories. I brought some to my boyfriend’s house for the basketball game last night and even though he knew I’d made it for my blog he asked me if it was really a light version because he couldn’t believe it. You won’t believe it either! To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
This Hot & Cheesy Bean Dip is a great recipe to bring to a potluck, game day party or night in with friends because it’s super easy to prepare and it’s a huge crowd pleaser. Don’t worry if you don’t have any of those events coming up, though. There’s never a bad time for warm, cheesy bean dip! No occasion necessary.
Hot & Cheesy Bean Dip
Ingredients
- 8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup fat free sour cream
- 16 oz can of fat free refried beans
- 1 tablespoon green chilies
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup salsa
- 4 oz reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (I used Cabot 50%)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese and sour cream and mix until combined. Spread the mixture across the bottom of a 9” glass pie plate.
- In another bowl, combine the beans, chilies, cumin, chili powder and salt and stir until well combined. Spread the bean mixture over top of the cream cheese layer in the pie plate. Spread the salsa over top of the bean layer and then sprinkle the cheese across the top.
- Bake for 30 minutes and serve immediately.
Notes
3 per (1/3 cup) serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Thank you! This is one of those foods that you just figure you need to stay away from if you’re trying to lose weight. The fact you came up with a light version is awesome. Cheers!
Thank you so much … oh gosh, that sounds divine!
Oh my, this sounds wonderful…I don’t think anyone will miss the calories either. I will definitely try this at my next movie night.
A great idea for lightening up one of my favorites. Can’t wait to share this with our Cabot Facebook fans!
Thanks Candace, that would be awesome! 🙂
Wow…this looks really delicious. I think I will serve this with baked French bread, should be really nice. 🙂
Wow, it’s really wonderful. Thank you so much for the recipe.
I cannot wait to try this! We are starting to host a Bible study at our house and will need to cook something snacky every week. I knew you would have something good to try out!
Oh my this looks delicious! thanks Emily!
That looks awesome! I love those kinds of dips and you are right, that is a generous serving – thanks for the recipe!
Do you think this would work to double or triple and put in the crockpot?
Question regarding the green chilies—is this canned, diced green chilies or finely chopped fresh chilies like jalapenos ??? thanks
Canned! Should have put that 🙂
Do you think I could make this the day before and refrigerate before baking it?
Hello, I would like to know how many hours would this take to cook, if I put it in a crockpot.
Hi Selena,
I’ve never made this in a slow cooker so I really can’t say for sure – sorry! Report back if you try it out!
I have been making this dip for years. We absolutely love it! I add the whole can of green chilies to the beans and sprinkle in some taco seasoning into the cream cheese/sour cream mixture. I also top with some pickled jalapeños. It’s so delicious!!!