Layered Shrimp Cocktail Dip - Perfect Appetizer
If you like shrimp cocktail, you'll absolutely love this New Orleans-inspired Layered Shrimp Cocktail Dip. It's quick, easy to prepare, and tastes as good as it looks! It consists of spicy cocktail sauce and succulent shrimp over a savory cream cheese base.
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Layer
- 12 ounces cream cheese (See Tip 1) softened
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon grated onion
- 1 clove garlic minced
Cocktail Sauce
- 12 ounce bottle chili sauce
- 1 Tablespoon prepared horseradish (See Tip 2)
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Remaining Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh boiled shrimp, chopped into ½-inch pieces
- 2 green onion tops, chopped for garnish chopped, for garnish
Instructions
Cream Cheese Layer
- Blend together cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, onion and garlic. Spread mixture evenly in an 8-inch springform pan or shallow serving dish. Cover with foil and refrigerate a minimum of 12 hours.
Cocktail Sauce
- Combine chili sauce, prepared horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Assembly
- Remove the sides of the springform pan with the cream cheese layer. Spread half of the cocktail sauce evenly over the cream cheese layer. (See Tip 3)
- Sprinkle chopped shrimp over cocktail sauce. Garnish with chopped green onion tops.
- Serve with crackers.
- Yield: 10-12 servings.
Tips/Notes
- I used full fat cream cheese in this recipe, but you could also use reduced fat cream cheese.
- Do not substitute creamy horseradish sauce for the prepared horseradish when making the cocktail sauce.
- You will only need to use about half of the cocktail sauce. Refrigerate the rest for a later use.
Nutrition
Calories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 8gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 803mgPotassium: 230mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 710IUVitamin C: 8.7mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 1.2mg
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