Crock Pot Cheeseburger Dip

Just a fun fact about me... I move a lot. Not "run in circles, shake my foot, wave my arms" move a lot. I mean "pack up my house and move to a new one" move a lot. We're up to six different homes in the past five years. It drives my family and friends crazy. How many corrections/updates their address books have is a running joke in my family. I really don't know why we move so much. Every move has had its reasons, all of which made sense at the time. Looking back I understand that from the outside it seems ridiculous. I guess we could dissect my ridiculous life choices all day, but I really am getting to a point here. :)

My most recent move brought us to a great subdivision in a small town west of Chicago. We're close to our hometown and our parents, which works out great. Even though we grew up in the area, a lot of our friends have moved away or we've disconnected for some reason over the years. Now that I'm a stay-at-home mom it was really important to me to meet other moms in the area. Lord knows you can go absolutely insane staying home all day with no adult conversation!! Luckily I met another stay-at-home mom in the neighborhood one day at the park. Janell has lived in the subdivision for a while and has been GREAT at introducing me to other neighbors; not to mention keeping my sanity in check at our weekly play dates! At a recent get together she made this slow cooker dip. It was AWESOME. So being the "constantly-thinking-about-our-blog-readers" girl that I am, I immediately asked for the recipe. The timing couldn't be better. This is perfect for your Superbowl parties! You can serve it with cut up bread, crackers or tortilla chips. It didn't come with an official name so I named it the Crock Pot Cheeseburger Dip; although I'm not sure that adequately sums up its awesomeness. On behalf of all who try and love this recipe (try it, you'll love it)- a BIG thanks to Janell! :)

~Wendy

Crock Pot Cheeseburger Dip

Recipe Type: Appetizer

Author: Wendy

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 2 hours

Total time: 2 hours 15 mins

Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef


• 1 lb pork sausage


• 1 Tbsp garlic powder


• 1 1/2 Tbsp chili powder


• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce


• 1 Tbsp white vinegar


• 1 can Rotel tomatoes


• 1 can cream of mushroom soup


• 1 lb Velveeta cheese

Instructions

1. Brown the hamburger and sausage in a skillet. Transfer to a crock pot and then add remaining ingredients, stir until combined. Cook until cheese is melted on low 1-2 hours.

Notes

Janell typically uses the spicy version of the pork sausage and the Rotel tomatoes. I ended up using regular pork sausage that I had in the freezer and the medium Rotel tomatoes. So feel free to dial up or down the heat depending on your crowd. She also mentioned that the ground beef and sausage can be made in advance, but a tip to insure they don't dry out is to mix them with the tomatoes and soup before you refrigerate. Then when you're ready to throw it in the crock pot you simply add the remaining ingredients and cook.

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