Salty feta cheese turns perfectly creamy blended with cream cheese. Add some crunchy tangy pepperoncini and green onions and the flavor becomes crazy good. Pair this creamy whipped feta dip with smoky flavor of BBQ potato chips to WOW your crowd. A pot-luck, tail-gaiting, party-going, or casual snacking dip that’s ready in about 10 minutes … check it out.
Serve this chips and dip with my Club Sub Sandwich recipe. A great way to get that party started.
What You Can Expect From This Recipe
What Is Whipped Feta Dip? Whipped feta dip is a creamy, tangy spread made by blending feta cheese—typically Greek feta—with other ingredients like cream cheese, yogurt, olive oil, or lemon juice until smooth and fluffy. It’s a popular Mediterranean-inspired appetizer known for its bold flavor and luxurious texture. I’m giving my version a Western feel by serving it with BBQ potato chips.
It’s Popular: My experience with this dip, is that it’s very popular and it will make you very popular for making it. We’re all looking for that perfect easy, showy, crowd pleasing chip and dip recipe. One that’s reliable and one that is so good it will disappear fast because its so delicious.This recipe for Whipped Feta Dip most certainly falls in those categories. It’s packed with bright Mediterranean style flavor, and it’s beautifully creamy and luscious.
Why BBQ Potato Chips? The smoky BBQ flavor of BBQ Chips in an inviting contrast in both texture and flavor. The flavor of whipped feta cheese dip is salty and tangy, a perfect partner for those sweet and salty BBQ potato chips. Simply stated, it’s a great BBQ Chip Dip.
Good Looking: It’s a pretty dip. Its creamy pillow like texture is irresistible. And flecked with lime colored pieces of pepperoncini and green onion, it just looks inviting.
It’s Easy To Make: Once the cheese has come to room temperature, it comes together in about 10 minutes.
Table of contents
Ingredients You’ll Need
There’s a simple reason this Whipped Feta Cheese Dip ends up so creamy, let’s take a look.
- Feta Cheese: Feta is a Greek curd white cheese made from sheep’s milk. It’s tangy, rich and slightly salty. You can also use Mexican Cotija Cheese.
- Cream Cheese: Cream cheese is a soft and mild tasting made from milk and cream.
- Lemon: We’ll use only the zest of the lemon for this recipe.
- Pepperoncini: Pepperoncini are sweet milk chili peppers and are usually sold pickled. You want them pickled for this recipe.
- Mayonnaise: Use your favorite brand.
- BBQ Potato Chips: Use a sturdy bbq potato chip for a striking presentation.
Step by Step Instructions, It’s Easy
- Step 1: Blend feta cheese, mayonnaise, and room-temperature cream cheese in a food processor until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl periodically.
- Step 2: Using a spatula, remove the blended cheeses to a large bowl.
- Step 3: Add sliced peperoncini, green onions, lemon zest and black pepper to the blended cheeses.
- Step 4: Using a sturdy spatula fold the ingredients together until well blended.
Serving Tips
- Drizzle whipped feta dip with some hot chile oil. This is especially nice if serving with those orange bbq potato chips.
- Top with a small pepperoncini pepper.
Make Ahead
- Prepare the dip up to two days in advance; store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Stir well before serving to maintain consistency.
Storage
This Whipped Feta Cheese Dip will keep in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 4 – 5 days. Let leftovers come to room temperature before reserving.
If You Have Leftover Feta Dip:
- Spread it on a sliced and toasted baguette or a warmed flour tortilla and sprinkle on some Peach Salsa.
- Serve it with store purchased Pita Chips and fresh vegetables. Small carrots, sliced cucumbers and sugar peas work well here.
- Grilling vegetables? Smear a little whipped feta dip on a plate and top with grilled zucchini or Grilled Sweet Potato wedges.
Tips For Success
- Allow about one hour for the cream cheese to come to room temperature.
- Be sure to use a sturdy “ruffled” style bbq potato chip. Even though this is a cream dip, a thin potato chip will break when dipping.
- Want to make this whipped feta dip even creamier and more special. If you can find a block of creamy Greek feta, by all means give it a try. It’s a higher quality and creamier feta cheese than crumbled.
FAQ’s
Yes, substitute with low-fat cream cheese and mayonnaise, and use reduced fat feta cheese to reduce calorie content.
Besides BBQ, flavors like sour cream & onion, jalapeño, or plain salted chips complement the dip’s tanginess. Just make sure you keep those chips sturdy for this sturdy dip. You can also use pita chips or veggies as dippers.
More Creative Dip Recipes For Every Occasion
And if you’re looking for more, don’t miss my category for Appetizer Recipes. You’ll find lots of recipe ideas, including the more popular dip recipe on my site for Green Chile Dip. Creamy, just right spicy with Hatch Green Chile Peppers and super easy to make.
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Whipped Feta Cheese Dip for BBQ Potato Chips
Ingredients
- 8 ounces feta cheese crumbled
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup peperoncini peppers sliced
- ¼ cup green onion sliced
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- black pepper to taste
- barbecue chips thick sliced with ridges are the best
- Chili oil to drizzle
Instructions
- Blend feta cheese, mayonnaise, and cream cheese in a food processor until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl periodically.
- Fold in sliced peperoncini peppers, green onions, lemon zest and black pepper. Transfer to a serving dish and chill dip for at least one hour before serving.
- Drizzle dip with chile oil. Make sure to serve with a sturdy, barbecue chip.
Notes
- Allow about one hour for the cream cheese to come to room temperature.
- Be sure to use a sturdy “ruffled” style bbq potato chip. Even though this is a cream dip, a thin potato chip will break when dipping.
- Want to make this whipped feta dip even creamier and more special. If you can find a block of creamy Greek feta, by all means give it a try. It’s a higher quality feta cheese than crumbled.
Nutrition
Whipped Feta Cheese Dip with Cream Cheese …. It’s What For An Appetizer
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This got my attention when I saw the word feta as I really like it. The dip looks and sounds delicious and I’ll hope to try it soon.