Best Hot Cajun Boudin Dip Recipe
This boudin dip is a hard-to-resist baked appetizer flavored with boudin (a traditional Cajun sausage made from rice and meat), melted cheese, and a hint of Cajun seasoning. It's topped with crispy bacon and green onions. What's not to love?
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Another appetizing boudin recipe is this Crispy Louisiana Boudin Egg Rolls. All you do is wrap the boudin filling in an egg roll wrapper and fry it in the right combination of oils for a satisfying snack, meal, or appetizer.
And this Boudin Cornbread Recipe with Fig Pepper Jelly Topping is a satisfying, sweet, and savory side dish or main course.
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Boudin, The Cajun Sausage
Boudin, (pronounced "boo-dan") is a delicacy in south Louisiana. Its ingredients usually include pork meat, organ meat, rice, and a variety of spices, as well as the Cajun holy trinity of onions, celery, and bell peppers.
These ingredients are stuffed into a natural pork casing and cooked into a flavorful link. The sausage casing keeps the loose filling together, which is much like the classic dirty rice.
Now, dirty rice is not Rice Dressing. These popular Cajun recipes are very similar, made with rice, similar to the filling of boudin sausage. The difference is that dirty rice is made of organ meat, and rice dressing is not. It's made of only ground pork and beef. There are no organ meats in rice dressing.
Here's a recipe for Best Louisiana Rice Dressing with specific ingredients and instructions for some more tasty Cajun flavor.
My fondest memories are of eating a hot boudin link from the grocery store or gas station, accompanied by a handful of saltines and a Coke. It's a perfect combination! Some have a personal preference for cold boudin over hot boudin. I like it either way, but cooking it on the grill until the outside has a crispy texture is best!
Try this Chicken And Shrimp Jambalaya Recipe With Sausage for another classic Cajun rice dish.
Boudin Dip Ingredients
- Cream cheese - mix it until smooth or bring to room temperature before miing with the rest of the ingredients.
- Sour cream - adds tartness and more creaminess to the dip.
- Cheese-Sharp cheddar is great for its intense cheesy flavor, and I find the Mexican cheese blend has an excellent ooey-gooey melt. For a more peppery flavor, pepperjack cheese is an excellent choice. You can use your favorite kind of cheese.
- Boudin - regular or spicy links, without the skin.
- Cajun seasoning blend - for just the right spicy flavor.
- Salt - just enough to accent the flavors of the whole dish.
- Bacon - cooked crisp and crumbled for added favor and as a garnish.
- Green onions - for a fresh, mild, oniony flavor.
See the recipe card below for specific ingredient amounts and their nutrition facts.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a pie dish, medium-sized baking dish, or casserole dish with non-stick spray.
- Split the sausage down its length and scoop out the filling into a small bowl.
- Cream the cream cheese with a hand or stand mixer in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
- Add sour cream to the cream cheese and blend with the mixer.
- Stir in the cheese, boudin meat, green chilies, seasonings, bacon, and green onions until well incorporated. Reserve some cheese, bacon, and green onions for garnish.
- Spoon the dip mixture into the prepared pan.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes or until the boudin dip bubbles on the edges.
- Remove the dish from the oven and sprinkle the top with more cheese, bacon, and green onions.
Hint: Another garnish for boudin dip, besides bacon and green onion, is crumbled cracklings.
Serve
Serve warm with baguette slices, chips, or crackers.
Storage
Store in the refrigerator before or after baking in an airtight container. Be sure the boudin dip is cooled before refrigerating.
The boudin dip may be made ahead and frozen before or after baking. Defrost and bake in the oven, or warm the pre-baked dip in the microwave.
Top tip
Cook the boudin in the air fryer at 375°F for 10 to 15 minutes, or on the grill until the outside is brown and crisp - so easy!
FAQ
Mix the inside filling of the boudin casing with cheeses and the cooked Cajun trinity of onions, celery, and bell peppers, along with Cajun seasonings. Bake and serve with chips, crackers, and/or toasted baguette slices.
Take two slices of bread and spread the boudin filling on one slice, place a slice of cheese over the filling, and top with the other piece of bread. Grill the sandwich in a pan with butter like a grilled cheese sandwich. Yum!
A sausage made with a soft filling of rice, meat, flavored with onions and other vegetables, and Cajun seasonings, stuffed into a natural pork casing. The stuffing is similar to rice dressing. Boudin is usually steamed but can be grilled before serving and eaten hot or cold.
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📖 Recipe
Best Hot Cajun Boudin Dip Recipe
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 3 cups 1x
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Cajun
Description
A baked dip flavored with boudin, a Cajun sausage of rice and meat, melted cheese, and Cajun seasonings, topped with crispy bacon bits and onion.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 2 cups or 16 ounces of shredded sharp cheddar cheese, Mexican blend cheese, or pepperjack cheese
- 1 pound cooked boudin
- 1 teaspoon or more of Cajun seasoning blend
- 4-ounce can of chopped green chilies
- .5 teaspoon salt
- 3 slices of bacon, cooked crisp and chopped or crumbled
- 2 green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F and prepare a pie dish, medium-sized baking pan, or casserole dish with spray oil.
- Split the skin of the boudin all the way down the length of the sausage and scoop out the filling into a small bowl.
- Cream the cream cheese with a hand or stand mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
- Add sour cream to the cream cheese and blend together with the mixer.
- Stir in 1 ½ cups of the cheese, boudin meat, seasonings, green chilies, 2 crumbled bacon slices, and half of the green onions until they are well incorporated.
- Spoon the dip mixture into the prepared pan.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the boudin dip bubbles on the edges.
- Remove the dish from the oven and sprinkle the top with ½ cup cheese, and the rest of the bacon and green onions.
- Serve warm with baguette slices, chips, or crackers.
Notes
- Another garnish besides the bacon and green onion is crumbled cracklings, which are fried pork skins.
- Cook the boudin on the grill until the outside is brown and crisp or in the air fryer at 375 ° F for 10 to 15 minutes; so easy!
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