Cheesy Bang Bang Shrimp Dip (Printable Version)
Creamy spicy shrimp and cheese dip with sweet chili sriracha flavor, baked golden and bubbly.
# What You'll Need:
→ Seafood
01 - 12 oz raw shrimp, peeled, deveined, and chopped
→ Dairy & Cheese
02 - 8 oz cream cheese, softened
03 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
04 - 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
05 - 1/4 cup sour cream
06 - 1/4 cup mayonnaise
→ Sauces & Condiments
07 - 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce
08 - 1 tbsp sriracha sauce
09 - 1 tbsp lime juice
10 - 2 tsp honey
→ Seasonings
11 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
12 - 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
13 - 1/2 tsp onion powder
14 - 1/2 tsp salt
15 - 1/4 tsp black pepper
→ Garnish
16 - 2 green onions, thinly sliced
17 - 1 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 1-quart baking dish with nonstick spray or butter.
02 - Heat a drizzle of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped shrimp and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes until pink and opaque throughout. Remove from heat and set aside.
03 - In a large mixing bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise until smooth and well combined.
04 - Stir in the sweet chili sauce, sriracha, lime juice, honey, minced garlic, smoked paprika, onion powder, salt, and black pepper until evenly incorporated.
05 - Gently fold in the cooked shrimp along with half of the mozzarella and half of the cheddar cheese. Mix until the shrimp and cheese are evenly distributed throughout the dip.
06 - Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and cheddar cheese evenly over the top.
07 - Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese on top is melted, bubbling, and golden brown.
08 - Remove from the oven and let rest for a few minutes. Garnish with sliced green onions and chopped cilantro. Serve warm with tortilla chips, sliced baguette, or vegetable sticks.
# Expert Hints:
01 -
- The creamy, spicy, cheesy trifecta makes people physically unable to stop eating it, and you will catch them scraping the edges of the dish with broken chips.
- It comes together in about 35 minutes with zero fancy technique, which means you can make it while simultaneously holding a conversation and a glass of wine.
02 -
- Do not walk away during the last 3 minutes of baking, because cheese can go from beautifully golden to acrid and black in what feels like a single sneeze.
- Chop the shrimp into small, uniform pieces so every scoop delivers balanced flavor instead of one giant shrimp lump surrounded by cheese.
03 -
- Reserve a few whole cooked shrimp to press into the top of the dip before baking, because those golden peeking tails make it look stunning and signal to everyone that real seafood lives inside.
- Grate your own cheese from a block rather than using pre shredded bags, because the anti caking coatings on bagged cheese prevent it from melting into that smooth, velvety blanket you want.