Bar Cheese Spread

Bar Cheese Spread

My brother-in-law George first made this for me for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at his bar many moons ago. I fell in love with it and have made it many times since for parties or just to snack on after a busy week. Although many use Cheez Whiz, I use real cheese such as Chedder or Brie cheese. I also love horseradish mustard so by adding a bit of that in this dish makes it over the top with flavor. I also use fresh horseradish because it gives this dish that extra spicy taste that you need in a bar dip. Once you’ve served this to your friends or guests, they’ll be begging for the recipe, so share it out and tell them that a Michelin Star Chef gave it to you. They don’t need to know it was your brother-in-law. I serve this with not only crackers, bagel chips or bar pretzels, but also with celery, carrots and pita bread. You can also store it in the fridge as long as it’s in an airtight container for up to a week. Reheat in the oven and serve hot.

Servings: 15

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) jar pasteurized process cheese spread or 2 cups of Shredded Chedder or Brie Cheese

⅓ cup prepared horseradish, or to taste

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

½ teaspoon dry mustard

¼ teaspoon garlic powder, or more to taste

Directions

Mix cheese, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, and garlic powder in a mixing bowl. Place in a baking dish and heat in oven at 375F for 15 minutes until cheese is melted. Then Serve warm.

 Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Ashford University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 7 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, Gardening, and opinion or history pieces each week. 

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