Cast-Iron New Year Dip will make you break your diet resolution before you even get started! Crumbled savory sausage, creamy black-eyed peas, rich, vibrant tomatoes, and spicy green chilies draped with a creamy cheese sauce is the very essence of excitement and New Year’s joy! Cast-Iron New Year Dip celebrates all of what is good about snacking and new beginnings with one cheesy bite after another. What diet?! Make a new resolution to enjoy life to the fullest with this dip!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground hot pork sausage
- 2 (15-ounce) cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
- 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, drained
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- crackers, optional, to taste, for serving
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Coat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet or 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3 –In a separate large skillet over medium-high heat, add the sausage and cook, while crumbling, until it is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes.
Step 4 –Drain the excess grease from the skillet.
Step 5 –In a large bowl, add the cooked sausage, the black-eyed peas, the diced tomatoes with green chilies, the cream cheese, the sour cream, and the cheddar cheese and stir to combine.
Step 6 –Evenly spread the mixture in the bottom of the prepared cast-iron or baking dish.
Step 7 –Bake until bubbly, about 30 minutes.
Step 8 –Serve with the crackers.
