Creamy Sourdough Snack

Name: Creamy Sourdough Snack
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3-1/2 cups.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups sour cream; 6 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup chopped green onions; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 1-1/2 cups cubed fully cooked ham; 1 round loaf (1 pound) sourdough bread; Chopped fresh parsley, optional

This bread bowl dip was a big hit at my mom's 50th birthday party! —Darelyn Payes, Hayward, California

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups sour cream
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1-1/2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
1 round loaf (1 pound) sourdough bread
Chopped fresh parsley, optional

Directions

In a saucepan, combine sour cream, cream cheese, onions and Worcestershire sauce; cook and stir over low heat until blended. Add cheese and ham; cook and stir until cheese is melted and ham is heated through. Cut off top of loaf; carefully hollow out top and bottom, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Cut bread into cubes. Pour dip into shell; sprinkle with parsley if desired. Serve with bread cubes.

Originally published as Creamy Sourdough Snack in Taste of Home October/November 1997