Shrimp Chip Dip

Shrimp Chip Dip

2 8-oz. cream cheese

1/2 cup ketchup

1/3 cup French dressing

2-3 tsp. horseradish

salt & pepper

12 oz. can shrimp

Blend all but shrimp together. Add the shrimp last and blend for a short time. Best when chilled at least 24 hours before serving.

Submitted by Mary Gutsch of Eau Claire Field Force

Blogger's note: I would recommend using jarred horseradish. We didn't have any, so we added Penzey's Horseradish Dip instead. It's good, but it lacks the zing that horseradish would have given the dip.

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This is a very simple recipe. It took only a few minutes to make, and it's extra "fancy" with shrimp!

I can see all the ladies at the Tupperware party just going GaGa over Mary's Shrimp Chip Dip. The essence of the recipe, and it's success, is that the ingredients are essentially those in Cocktail Sauce. What do we use cocktail sauce for? For dipping shrimp. So adding the shrimp is a no brainer. And, well, what dip recipe isn't that much better with a little cream cheese or a pound?!?

The end result was very good, and one that will more than likely make another appearance at one of our parties. We enjoyed it the night it was made, but the leftovers, and with just two of us, there were lots of those, were even better. The horseradish came forward and so did the shrimp.