Name: Sweet Potato and Blue Cheese Dip
Yield: 4–6 servings
Ingredients: 4 medium sweet potatoes (about 2½ lb.); 4½ oz. blue cheese, crumbled; 3 oz. cream cheese; ⅓ cup heavy cream; ⅓ cup whole milk; 1¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper; 2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more; Finely chopped chives (for serving); 1 8-oz. bag potato chips (such as Cape Cod)

Sweet Potato and Blue Cheese DipPhotograph by Guang Xu

Charlotte, North Carolina’s Supperland—one of our 10 Best New Restaurants of 2022—is a “Southern steakhouse meets church potluck,” so chef Chris Rogiensk felt it was only fitting to include a dip that would please just about everyone. He uses local sweet potatoes along with blue cheese to make a creamy dip that tastes something like a Southern spin on queso. At the restaurant they use prime rib scraps to make a crispy crackling dip topper, but toasted spiced walnuts or pecans can add similar crunch.

Bake the sweet potatoes up to several days in advance and blend just before you plan to serve the dip, alongside plenty of potato chips for the ultimate luscious bite.

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