Pretzel Dip Recipe

The most awesome pretzel dip ever!!! (Good for hard pretzels, soft pretzels or pretzel chips!!!)

1 c. shredded sharp cheddar

4 oz cream cheese

2T butter

2t chopped garlic

1/2 c sour cream

2T Dijon mustard

Put cheddar, cream cheese, butter and garlic in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute (no more!! The cheese should be mostly melted, but not yet hard around the edges.)

Mix microwaved ingredients to a smooth consistency. Add sour cream and mustard. Mix until the dip is smooth and evenly combined.

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My inspiration:

In my totally unmotivated state, I didn't want to make anything for dinner, but I was hungry and I ate my left overs from yesterday for breakfast this morning. I had pretzel chips that I had forever, but could never figure out what to put on them. So I searched the internet for a recipe for a dip that was good with pretzels that I had all the stuff to make. Most recipes called for beer. velveeta, the use of a food processor, or some other ingredient I did not have. Most recipes were beer cheese dips or mustard dips. I am not a fan of pure mustard dips and I did not have any beer. Without a food processor, I decided the best way to get that nice dip consistency was with heat. So I took some common ingredients in regular cheese dips and stuck them in the microwave. It was pretty ugly... But I figured if I mixed enough the cheese and cream cheese would come together. Sure enough, they did, but it was still a little gloppy and thick. So I added the sour cream and it was a much better consistency but still did not have a nice zippy taste. So I added the dijon and Wow!! I am about to finish the entire bowl of dip!! Next time I may try a horseradish mustard instead of a dijon.

They say Necessity is the mother of invention... I think it may actually be laziness. :P