Shelly's Recipe

DRIED BEEF AND CHEESE DIP

Category: Dips - Hot

1 (1 lb) loaf round bread (any type)
1 (8 oz ) pkg shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (8 oz ) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 (4 oz ) jar dried beef, chopped
1/3 cup chopped green chilies
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Preheat oven to 350. Cut the top off of the round bread loaf. Scoop out the bread from the inside of the loaf to hollow it out---leave 1/2 inch or so of the outside for the inchbowl inch. Set aside the top of the loaf and the insides.

In a medium bowl, mix together the Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, dried beef, chile peppers, green onions and Worcestershire sauce. Spoon the dip into bread bowl and replace top of the loaf. Wrap the bread bowl with heavy duty foil and bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes. Cut the bread scooped from the inside to bite-size pieces and serve with the dip, plus crackers or bagel pieces.