Cheesy Bang Bang Shrimp Dip (Printer-Friendly)
Creamy, spicy shrimp dip loaded with cheese and bold Bang Bang flavors, perfect for parties.
# 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
# How to Make It:
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 cook for 2–3 minutes until just 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 the sweet chili sauce, sriracha, lime juice, honey, minced garlic, smoked paprika, onion powder, salt, and black pepper into the cream cheese mixture 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 - Spread the shrimp and cheese mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and cheddar cheese over the top in an even layer.
07 - Bake for 18–20 minutes, or until the cheese on top is melted, bubbling, and golden brown around the edges.
08 - Remove from the oven and let cool for 3–5 minutes. Garnish with sliced green onions and chopped cilantro. Serve warm with tortilla chips, sliced baguette, or vegetable sticks.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- The sweet heat combination of chili sauce and sriracha makes people close their eyes when they take a bite.
- It comes together in 15 minutes flat, which means you can pull it off even when guests are already walking through the door.
- Double the cheese situation creates that impossible to resist stretchy pull every single time.
02 -
- Do not skip patting the cooked shrimp dry before folding them into the mixture, because excess moisture will make the dip soupy instead of lush and scoopable.
- The dip will continue to set up as it cools slightly, so pull it from the oven when the cheese is bubbly even if it looks a touch looser than you want.
- Leftovers reheat beautifully in a 160 degree Celsius oven for about 10 minutes, but avoid the microwave which makes the cheese oily and the shrimp tough.
03 -
- Shred your own cheese from a block because pre shredded varieties are coated with anti caking powder that prevents them from melting into that gorgeous, stretchy blanket you want.
- Let the dip rest for 5 minutes after baking because patience here means the flavors settle and the texture becomes perfectly scoopable instead of running off your chip.