Beer, cheese and pretzels are all perfectly acceptable party foods on their own, but we’re wondering, “What if we combine them all together?” The answer is simple. You get the most game day-friendly food known to humankind. This garlic-seasoned cheesy dip gets better when you eat it with a cold bottle of beer, and the warm, lightly salted pretzels are the perfect dipping companion.
Easy Beer Cheese Dip
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Pretzels
- 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Breadsticks (12 Count)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Pretzel salt
Cheese Dip
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup lager beer
- 8 oz cheddar cheese, grated
Instructions
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Step1Preheat oven to 375°F. Unroll breadsticks and work with one at a time. Roll it out into a thin strip and then fold it into a pretzel shape. Place pretzels on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with pretzel salt.
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Step2Bake 12-14 minutes until golden brown.
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Step3For dip, add butter and flour to a medium pot over medium heat. Whisk together to form a roux as the butter melts. Add garlic powder, parsley, salt, and pepper and cook roux for 1-2 minutes.
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Step4Whisk lager into the roux slowly until it thickens. It should be a gravy consistency. If it’s very thick, add more beer by the quarter cup.
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Step5Once mixture is together, add grated cheese and whisk until melted.
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Step6Serve beer cheese dip immediately with soft pretzels or chips.
Nutrition
520
Calories
28g
Total Fat
20g
Protein
44g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 520
- Calories from Fat
- 250
- Total Fat
- 28g
- 43%
- Saturated Fat
- 15g
- 73%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 1570mg
- 65%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 44g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 20g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 40%
- 40%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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