Name: 20 Minute Cheese and Bacon Cob Loaf Dip
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Austrailian
Ingredients: 1 cob loaf; 250 g cream cheese (8.8oz); 250 g sour cream (8.8oz); 200 g bacon (7oz, chopped); 1 1/2 cups pizza cheese (grated 150g / 5.3oz (mozzarella, cheddar & parmesan), sub tasty cheese, reserve 1 handful); 1 onion (chopped); 1 tbsp French onion soup mix (sub spring vegetable soup mix); 100 g brie cheese (half a wheel / 3.5oz, sub camembert)

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Slice around 2 cm / 1 inch off the top of the cob loaf, and remove the soft bread inside. Break it up into bite size pieces and place onto a tray lined with baking paper. Add the lid and empty cob loaf and pop the tray into the oven for 5-10 minutes to lightly crisp the bread.

Meanwhile, place the bacon and onion in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and cook through for around 3-5 minutes.

Reduce the heat to low and add in the cream cheese and sour cream, mixing until combined.

Next, pour in the French onion soup mix, optional: brie cheese and the pizza cheese (reserving a handful to top). Mix again until the cheese is melted and everything is heated through (around 2 minutes).

Remove the cob loaf and bread pieces from the oven and turn the oven up to 200°C / 400°F. Transfer the bread pieces and lid into a bowl ready to serve. Optional: Cut the lid into pieces for dipping too.

Pour the cheese and bacon dip into the cob loaf and top with the remaining handful of pizza cheese. Place the cob loaf back into the oven for around 10 minutes to melt the cheese on top and warm it a little more.

20 Minute Cheese and Bacon Cob Loaf Dip

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