Quick & Easy Skinny Poolside Veggie Dip Recipe

Name: Easy Veggie Dip Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature); 1 ounce ranch dressing mix (the dry mix only); 15.25 ounce can corn (drained); 4 ounces green chilis (undrained (I used mild)); 2.25 can diced olives; 1 whole jalapeno (finely diced); 1/2 cup red bell pepper (finely diced)

Created by Amy Engberson 34 Comments

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This Veggie Dip is so easy to make and is seriously addicting! That’s okay though because it’s a healthy ranch dip that’s packed with veggies! It’s my go-to quick and easy appetizer recipe!

Serve it with crackers, corn chips, or keep things gluten-free and keto and serve it with sliced bell peppers!

Veggie ranch dip with corn, beans, and herbs.

I could literally survive on dips and appetizers! They have a way of making any boring old day feel like a party!

Party it is!

This easy ranch dip is a no bake, no cook recipe. All there is to it is opening a few cans, dicing some veggies, adding herbs and ranch dressing, and stirring it up and you’re there!

It’s best made ahead of time, which is PERFECT for busy days…which, honestly, is every day!

INGREDIENTS IN VEGGIE RANCH DIP

All you need is simple ingredients that are easy to keep on hand, plus a few veggies. Let me give you a few options in case you need to make substitutions.

Cream Cheese – Use regular cream cheese, Greek yogurt cream cheese, or reduced-fat cream cheese which is sometimes called Neufchatel cheese. NOTE: Reduced-fat cream cheese has more liquid in it and will produce a thinner dip. I prefer full-fat cream cheese.
Dry Ranch Seasoning – I use Hidden Valley dressing and dip seasoning
Corn – A can of whole kernel corn drained, or use frozen corn drained. Check out my freezer corn recipe!
Can of diced green chilis – I like mild, but anything goes!
Olives – a can of diced olives, or finely dice them yourself if you don’t have a can of already diced.
Peppers – red bell pepper and jalapeno

HOW TO MAKE VEGGIE DIP

This recipe really is so EASY! Just make sure you start out with room temperature cream cheese or you’ll have a lumpy dip!

How to soften cream cheese:

Countertop: Leave it on the countertop for about 30 minutes. depending on the temperature of your room.
Quick Countertop: Cut cream cheese into 1/2 cubes making sure they have space between them. The smaller cubes will come up to room temperature quicker than a whole brick of cream cheese.
Microwave: Microwave unwrapped cream cheese on a microwave-safe plate at half power for 15 seconds. Check to see if it’s soft, and continue microwaving in 15-second intervals until it’s soft.

Instructions for making the dip

Little Dairy on the Prairie Pro Tip: Finely diced olives and red peppers work best. Maybe extra-finely diced jalapenos, unless you can handle the heat!

STEP 1: Mix cream cheese and dry ranch seasonings together.

STEP 2: Add corn, olives, and peppers. Make sure they’re drained.

STEP 3: Stir. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Blue tortilla chip with cream cheese red pepper and corn dip

WHAT TO SERVE WITH SKINNY POOLSIDE VEGGIE DIP.

There are lots of fun options! An I have to admit I’ve ditched all the dippers before and eaten this dip with a spoon. I guess it would technically be a salad!

Crackers – butter crackers, whole wheat crackers, etc. Anything goes!
Veggies – Celery sticks, mini sweet peppers cut in half, or snap peas.
Chips – tortilla chips, corn chips, or Doritos
Pork Rinds – A great Keto option
Crostini
Pita Chips

What to do with leftover Ranch Veggie Dip

We rarely have leftovers and you probably won’t either! Just in case though…

Refrigerate for later. This cream cheese dip will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can serve it exactly as you did the first time.
Pinwheels – Spread it on a flour tortilla and roll it up. Wrap in plastic wrap. Cut into 1-inch slices.
Ham Rollups – Spread on a slice of deli ham and roll it up. Cut in slices.

OTHER EASY CREAM CHEESE DIP RECIPES YOU NEED.

Veggie dip with fresh herbs on top of it.

Grab the Skinny Poolside Dip Recipe

Easy Veggie Dip Recipe

This is an easy Veggie Ranch Dip Recipe! It's a cream cheese ranch dip loaded with veggies (corn, red peppers, jalapeno peppers, and olives) right inside the dip! Serve it with crackers, chips, or celery sticks and red pepper sticks.

3.52 from 33 votes

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Ranch Dip, Veggie Dip, Veggie Ranch Dip

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: servings

Calories: 250kcal

Author: Amy

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
1 ounce ranch dressing mix the dry mix only
15.25 ounce can corn drained
4 ounces green chilis undrained (I used mild)
2.25 can diced olives
1 whole jalapeno finely diced
1/2 cup red bell pepper finely diced

Instructions

Mix room temperature cream cheese with dry ranch dressing seasoning. You can use a spoon or an electric mixer.
Add drained corn, undrained chilis, diced olives, finely diced red bell pepper and jalapeno pepper. Stir until mixed in.
Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

Ingredient Substitutions:

Cream cheese – Use full-fat cream cheese, reduced-fat cream cheese, or Greek yogurt cream cheese.
Chilis – I use mild chilis, but you can use hotter chilis if you can handle the heat!
Olives – If you have whole olives, finely dice them.