Name: Chipotle Onion Dip with Garlic Pita Chips
Yield: Makes about 4 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 2 large onions (about 1 1/3 pounds total), halved through root end, thinly sliced lengthwise; Fine sea salt; 1 16-ounce container sour cream; 1 8-ounce container crème fraîche*; 1/2 cup fromage blanc or cream cheese; 3/4 teaspoon ground chipotle chile powder**; Garlic Pita Chips

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Chipotle Onion Dip with Garlic Pita Chips

In this version of chips and dip—an essential snack food—making your own onion dip (spiked with chipotle chiles) really ups the ante. Homemade pita chips flavored with garlic come together quickly and are so much better than anything you'll find in the chip aisle.

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