No Velveeta in this dip! This Slow Cooker Spicy Sausage dip is creamy and great for parties.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a Velveeta snob. There’s a time and place for it and this last weekend I wasn’t in the mood for Velveeta. This dip has extras in it like Mexican style sour cream, cream cheese and salsa to give it a creamy consistency, so no Velveeta is needed. If you have not tried Mexican Style sour cream, don’t be afraid! It’s just a bit thicker and has more of a tang to it.
Above you will see the ingredients for this spicy sausage dip, what is missing in the photo is a jalapeño. As I was getting ready to put the ingredients in the crock pot I remembered my poor jalapeño in the fridge. The jalapeño adds a bit more heat to this dip.
I made homemade chips for this recipe, it’s becoming a thing. I don’t hate store-bought chips, but making homemade chips for recipes like this bring the meal to a new level.
Below is my YouTube video of this recipe. You can follow me on YouTube here for more videos like this one.
I really think you will enjoy this recipe, the hot sausage adds great flavor to this dip and it’s not your usual style dip that is served at most parties. Have a great week and I will be back on Monday with another recipe.
- 1 lb. hot Jimmy Dean sausage (browned and drained)
- 1 (16-oz.) container Mexican sour cream (regular sour cream will do fine if you can't find this)
- 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese
- 2 cups shredded Colby-Jack cheese
- ¼ cup sliced green onion
- 1 jalapeno, minced (keep the seeds in if you want it really hot)
- 1 cup salsa (I used Newman's medium salsa)
- additional green onions if desired
- chips for serving
- Add everything to the slow cooker. Stir everything together, it's ok if some chunks of cream cheese are still there, they will melt in.
- Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
- When the cooking time is done, stir. Add additional green onions if desired.
- Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy!
I used my 6-quart 5-in-1 Crock-Pot® Multi-Cooker for this recipe, which is great for browning the meat in the same pot. You can use any 3-quart or larger slow cooker for this recipe and brown the meat in a skillet instead.
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Mick says
April 28, 2017 at 9:02 amThis looks like a tasty recipe. I’m going to make it maybe adding a can of black beans.
What do you think of that?
Heather Ynda says
May 2, 2017 at 7:50 amLet us know how it turns out, I think black beans would make a yummy addition!
Renee says
October 20, 2017 at 1:50 pmI really want to make this but my family does not do spicy or hot. Can this be made so it’s not so hot by using regular sausage and regular sour cream and leave out the pepper?
Sarah Olson says
October 21, 2017 at 7:29 amIt will still be good 🙂