Creamy Chicken Potato Dip

Well, this is easily the prettiest dish I've made so far.

And while it does taste good, according to my professionally enlisted taste testers (my mom and sister), I'm certain that a few changes would compliment it much better.

I was babysitting this beautiful girl

My sister and official taste tester number 1, Rachael

And, surprise!  We both got hungry.

I wanted to make us a healthy snack, and figured potatoes weren't a bad way to go.  Filling, easy to prepare, and delightfully toppable!  My original idea was actually simple baked potatoes, but I got ahead of myself and started chopping the potatoes up without thinking.

"And just as the world seemed to crumble in on itself, a brilliant ray of golden light seeped through the clouds of my storming mind, penetrating the darkness of my unending misery... the words came to me from God Himself, carried through the bejeweled voices of a choir or angels:

"Mashed potatoes."

But I wasn't interested in making plain ol' mashed potatoes, the way they've been made by our forefathers and their fathers before them.

SO I TURNED IT INTO DIP!!!!

Sort of.

...

Creamy Chicken Potato Dip

Now as I said before, the recipe would be a lot better with a few adjustments, so I'm altering the recipe based on how I think it could be improved.  But don't be afraid to play around with the recipe and tweak it to your liking!

Ingredients:

4 small potatoes, cubed

1 cucumber, thickly sliced OR 1 package of Saltine crackers (depending on what you like)

1 tablespoon of unsalted butter

1-2 tablespoons light Ranch dressing

1 tablespoon blue cheese dressing

1 ripe tomato, chopped into chunks

1 package Herbox sodium free chicken seasoning

Half an onion, sliced

Various seasonings

Instructions:

1.) Place a plastic bag (such as a Wal-Mart or grocery store bag) into a large, microwave safe bowl.  Fill the inside with the potato cubes, and pour in about 1/2 cup of water.  Tie up the bag, and place the bowl into the microwave on high for 13-15 minutes.

2.) While the potatoes are cooking, begin sauteing the onion slices over a medium-high heat.  Feel free to season as you see fit.  I used just a touch of garlic powder here and there.

Cook 'till they reach that sweet light brown color.

Oooor until they're nice and crispy.  Your call.

3.) The onions and potatoes should be done at about the same time, depending on how you like them.  Drain the potatoes and place them back into the bowl.  

NOW CRUSH THEIR SOULS

I mean, mash them up with a potato masher.

4.) Add the butter, mix until it's completely melted and thoroughly combined into the potatoes.  Add the dressings, mix thoroughly.  Following this, throw in the Herbox seasoning.

5.) Now, arrange cucumber slices or crackers around the edge of a small plate.

6.) Heap a big scoop of potato dip into the middle of the plate.  Feel free to shape or smooth out!

7.) Arrange the tomato chunks around the edge of the scoop of dip.  Top off the scoop with a generous handful of onions.

8.) Polish off with a dusting of pepper, and enjoy!!

Like I said, feel free to adjust this however you want.  I'm thinking about retrying the recipe sometime with a few changes, maybe for our annual Halloween party (which I'll have plenty to post about as it is).

Hope you enjoyed my attempt at not clogging your arteries!!

Echo out.