3-Ingredient Copycat Lawson's Potato Chip Dip Recipe

Name: Copycat Lawson's Potato Chip Dip
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 (7.5-oz.) Philadelphia Chive & Onion Cream Cheese, softened; 1 cup sour cream; 1 tablespoon dry ranch dressing mix

Published: Jan 27, 2014 by Tara Kuczykowski · 31 Comments
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If you're a chips and dip junkie, you're going to LOVE this out-of-this-world 3-ingredient sour cream chip dip recipe that does double duty as a delicious veggie dip... A perfect dupe for the Midwestern classic Lawson's chip dip, it's ideal for tailgating and more!

sour cream chip dip in a ceramic chip and dip serving dish with potato chips

My Favorite Easy Chip Dip

A party's not a party without chips and dip. Am I right?! I mean, you simply can't go wrong if you show up with a bag of your favorite potato chips and a bowl of creamy potato chip dip. Chip dips are everyone's favorite!

I've shared lots of my favorite easy dip recipes with you already. But I've been saving my very favorite potato chip dip recipe for a special occasion, and the Big Game coming up on Sunday seems like the perfect choice!

3-ingredient chip dip served in a ceramic tray with wavy potato chips

Copycat Lawson's Chip Dip Recipe

I know it's simple enough to grab a container of dip out of the dairy case, but me and this particular chip dip recipe go waayyy back...

We're talking the early 80's here, friends. You know, back when it was common to pop into the corner convenience store to pick up milk, eggs, orange juice, and/or bread throughout the week as needed.

Our local store was Lawson's, and in addition to these basic staples, they also sold a handful of specialty items, including chipped ham (IYKYK) AND the most delicious sour cream chip dip EVER.

The very best Friday nights of my childhood were spent watching the Dukes of Hazzard while scooping up Lawson's chip dip with Jones' potato chips (the very BEST chips around!) and sipping on Coke from a 2-liter poured over ice in my mom's Tupperware tumblers.

sour cream chip dip ingredients in a glass mixing bowl with a black and white kitchen towel

How To Make Sour Cream Chip Dip

That's right -- just 3 ingredients and 30 seconds is all it takes to get this out of this world chip dip recipe on the table! And yeah, I guess this is more of a semi-homemade dip for chips, but it's still FAR better than any store bought dips for chips I've tried these days.

My not so secret ingredient is Philadelphia Chive & Onion Cream Cheese, which can be found with the cream cheese spreads in the dairy department. It's what gives this easy dip recipe its fresh flavor and creamy texture.

I typically let it sit out for about 30 minutes to soften before preparing this dip, but you can also use it right out of the refrigerator with a hand mixer to smooth out any lumps. Actually, I just prefer to use my hand mixer for it anyhow, because it makes this cream cheese sour cream dip super creamy and light.

To the cream cheese you just need to add your favorite sour cream and about a tablespoon of dry ranch dressing mix. Easy-peasy!

Oh, and while developing my own homemade dry ranch dressing mix is on my to-do list, for today's purposes, I just grabbed a packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Dry Ranch Dressing Mix from the salad dressing aisle.

Did you know it also comes in a big shaker container now? Meaning you're not stuck with a partial package of dry ranch mix sitting around!

Chips and Dip

Serve with your favorite brand of potato chips, and watch this delicious chip dip disappear! In fact, you may want to pick up a second container of the cream cheese with chives to make more. If you grab the 16-oz. size sour cream, you should have plenty of dry ranch seasoning left for a second batch.

If you're planning to take this dip on the road, I'd recommend picking up some of these Chinet chip and dip trays. They eliminate having to leave your favorite chip and dip server behind -- just toss them when they're empty! And believe me, your tray WILL be empty before the party's over...

Copycat Lawson's Potato Chip Dip

Yield: 2 cups

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 3 minutes

If you're a chips and dip junkie, you're going to LOVE this out-of-this-world easy sour cream chip dip... AND it doubles as a delicious veggie dip!

Ingredients

1 (7.5-oz.) Philadelphia Chive & Onion Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon dry ranch dressing mix

Instructions

Set the cream cheese out to soften about 30 minutes before you intend to prepare the dip.
Stir together softened cream cheese, sour cream and dry ranch dressing mix. Better yet, if you have a hand mixer, use it to whip everything together. This will make your chip dip extra creamy and light!
Serve with your favorite potato chips or veggies.

Double Duty Veggie Dip Recipe

P.S. This homemade chip dip also doubles as a fabulous sour cream veggie dip... Whether you serve it on a tray surrounded with up cut up veggies or make up these little individual veggie cups with dip (always a crowd pleaser!!!), it disappears just as fast as with chips!

If you like this easy sour cream dip, you might also enjoy these other simple dip recipes:

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