Bacon-Tomato Dip in a Bread Bowl Recipe

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This tasty dip disappears whenever I serve it. I like that it is quick and can be made ahead.

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Bacon-Tomato Dip in a Bread Bowl Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 16 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 medium tomato, peeled and chopped
8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 round loaf (1/2 pound) unsliced sourdough bread
Assorted crackers

Directions

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth. Stir in the tomato, bacon, basil and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Cut a 1-1/2-in. thick slice off the top of bread; set aside. Carefully hollow out loaf, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Cut removed bread into cubes. Fill bread shell with dip. Serve with bread cubes and crackers. Yield: 2 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 134 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 198 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Bacon-Tomato Dip in a Bread Bowl in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2006, p104