Perfect dip to serve at you next potluck or gathering!

Sweet & Sour Chicken Dip has all the flavor of Chinese takeout but can be made in the comfort of your own home! It will be a family favorite!

The combination of comforting creaminess and bold sweet and sour flavor makes it a crowd-pleasing Chinese Appetizer that stands out from the usual dips. Try my Shrimp Toast and Sweet & Sour Meatballs to serve along side your chicken dip.

Sabrina’s Sweet and Sour Chicken Dip Recipe

This simple dip has quickly become an all time favorite recipe to serve. It’s the perfect dish to bring out the next time you have a party, family reunion, or game night. It’s easy to share with a big group just like any other dip or sauce. However, it’s a little more unexpected than a typical dip thanks to its incredible Sweet & Sour Chinese Chicken flavor. It is a perfect, full of flavor dip!

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Ingredients

▢ 4 cups chicken breast , cooked and chopped
▢ 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
▢ 1 tablespoon sesame oil
▢ 24 ounces cream cheese , softened
▢ 3 garlic cloves , finely minced
▢ 1 cup green onions , thinly sliced (divided)
▢ 1 1/2 cups Sweet and Sour Sauce , recipe
▢ 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Instructions

Toss the chicken, soy sauce, and sesame oil and set aside.
Mix cream cheese, garlic, and ¾ cup green onions.
Spread cream cheese mixture in a serving dish or pie plate.
Top with sweet and sour sauce and chicken.
Garnish with remaining ¼ cup green onions and sesame seeds.
Serve with rice crackers or fried wontons.

Nutrition

Sabrina’s Tip

Make sure to take the cream cheese out of the fridge in advance so that it has time to soften, and can more easily combine with the rest of the ingredients. This will ensure a rich, creamy texture with the other ingredients evenly mixed in.

Sabrina’s Sweet and Sour Chicken Dip Recipe
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About this Recipe
Pairing Suggestions
How to Store
Ideas to Serve
Frequent Questions
Variations
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About this Recipe

Sweet & Sour Chicken Dip is super versatile, you can adjust the sweetness or tanginess to your taste, or even add a little heat. Serve it with rice crackers or fried wonton chips so it holds up to the thick, creamy dip. It’s the kind of appetizer that feels a little different from the usual party dips, but still comforting and easy to love.

Pairing Suggestions

Dippers: When it comes to dippers, there are a few delicious options. You can put out the Sweet and Sour Chicken Dip with simple crackers for dipping. Crispy rice crackers would taste especially good. Another option is using it as a sauce for dipping wontons or Crab Rangoon.
Vegetables: Crispy stir-fried vegetables would be a great to serve with this Chicken Dip. The Asian flavors in the dip would taste amazing with stir-fried carrots, broccoli, baby corn, and red, green, or yellow bell pepper.

How to Store

Serve: Don’t leave Sweet and Sour Chicken Dip at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
Store: Cover the dish in plastic wrap or seal it in an airtight container to store in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Freeze: Unfortunately, the cream cheese base won’t last well in the freezer, so it’s best just to keep it in the fridge.

Ideas to Serve

Gatherings: This recipe only takes a few minutes to make, so it’s great to whip together for the next time you have a party to serve along with other favorite appetizers. It will be a hit at any dinner party, while watching your favorite ball game, or on your next holiday get together.
Potluck: This would be a very popular, and an easy choice to take to your next Potluck. The dip is unique, yet has familiar flavors any crowd will love. It is also easy to refrigerate it, then take it on the go, and set it out once you arrive because it is just as delicious served cool as it is warm.

Frequent Questions

Should the dip be served cold or warm?

The cream cheese must be softened in order to make the mix. Otherwise it will be too firm to mix it and spread it into your serving dish. Additionally, you don’t want it to firm back up in the fridge completely because then you won’t be able to dip into it very easily. The best choice would be to serve it just cool but soft, or you can serve it warm if you prefer. Pour warm chicken on top of softened cream cheese and you’ll have a delicious warm dip to serve.

Why should chicken breast be used to make Sweet & Sour Chicken Dip?

Chicken breast is a nice, lean cut of meat that will take on the sweet and sour sauce, but will also hold up to the cream cheese mixture layered underneath. Dark meat chicken can also be used but will have a little more fat content in your dip.

Variations

Spicy Chicken Dip: If you want to add a bit of heat to this recipe, try mixing a pinch of cayenne pepper or some hot sauce with the cream cheese mixture.
Sesame Chicken Dip: You can change up this dip, by swapping a few sauce ingredients to make sesame chicken dip inspired by another Chinese takeout favorite. For the sesame chicken dip, whisk ½ tablespoon brown sugar into the chicken coating for some extra sweetness, and toss them in sesame seeds.
Vegetables: Try slicing up some veggies to mix into the cream cheese mixture. Chopped yellow onion, water chestnuts, bell pepper, or fresh spinach would taste great.
Low-Fat Cream Cheese: To make this dish a little healthier, you can use reduced-fat cream cheese.
Seasonings: For extra flavors try mixing in ground black pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, or paprika.
Chunks of Pineapple: Want some extra sweet and tangy flavor in the dish? You can add pineapple chunks as toppings to the cream cheese mixture. To keep them fresh, wait to add the pineapple chunks until right before serving.
Leftover Chicken: This is the perfect snack to make the next time you have leftover chicken in your fridge. Simply slice up the Rotisserie Chicken, roast chicken, or any other kind of simple leftover chicken, toss it with the sauce, and turn it into the perfect party dip.