Corned Beef and Swiss Dip

This warm corned beef dip is a delicious cheesy appetizer. Serve with crackers or toasted chunks of bread taken from the center of the Italian loaf.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings: 24

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ¾ medium onion, chopped
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
• 3 (2.5 ounce) packages deli-sliced corned beef, diced
• 1 ½ cups mayonnaise
• 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (1 pound) loaf unsliced Italian bread

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in the hot skillet until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Transfer onion to a large mixing bowl. Add cream cheese, sour cream, and corned beef, then add mayonnaise, Swiss cheese, and garlic powder; mix until thoroughly combined.
4. Cut off top of bread loaf. Create a bread bowl by tearing bread into chunks from the center of the loaf, leaving 1/2 inch bread on all sides. Reserve bread chunks for dipping if desired.
5. Spoon corned beef mixture into bread bowl. Wrap bread bowl tightly with aluminum foil and place onto a baking sheet.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until the dip is fully cooked and bubbling, 1 to 1 ½ hours.