Chips and dip is the perfect, easy snack for entertaining a crowd. Make a variety of dips, add all your favorite chips and serve on a big platter.
How to put together a chips and dip platter
Ideally you want a range of dips varying in flavor and texture to add interest to your platter. Similarly, adding a variety of chips that compliment the dips makes for the ultimate chips and dip platter. You could go the extra mile and make your own potato chips but that is unnecessary effort, in my opinion. Homemade tortilla chips or pita chips are easy to make yourself, though so I would add them if you are serving chunky dips like corn dip.
Which dips work well?
- Salsa.
- Guacamole / Creamy avocado dip.
- Sour cream and chives dip.
- Mexican street corn dip.
What chips to use:
- Corn chips/Tortilla chips.
- Pita chips.
- Crinkle-cut chips.
- Kettle-fried chips.
- Thin potato chips (like Lays).
- Vegetable chips (sweet potato, beetroot, carrot, etc.)
Can I make this platter in advance?
All the dips can be made in advance. The creamy avocado dip will brown when made too far in advance so I would suggest making that no more than 30 minutes in advance but all of the other dips can be made up to 2 days in advance. Keep them covered in the fridge before serving. The platter can be assembled up to 30 mins in advance and cover tightly with plastic wrap until ready to serve.
Easy appetizer recipes for a crowd
- Ham and cheese pastry wheels
- Smoked salmon chive devilled eggs
- Antipasto wreath
- Mini Hasselback potatoes with sour cream dip
Chips and dip platter
Ingredients
Sour cream chive dip
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp chives finely chopped
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
Spicy garlic dip
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 tbsp hot sauce
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
Creamy avocado dip
- 2 ripe avocados
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 jalapeno finely chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Salsa
- 2 cups easy 5-minute salsa
Mexican street corn dip
- 2 cups Mexican street corn dip
Instructions
- To make the dips, combine each dip's ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Season to taste then transfer to serving bowls.
- Place the bowls of dips onto a large serving platter then add chips of your choice.
- Serve immediately.
This looks great, I’m always on the lookout for more dips to try. Hopefully one day soon I’ll be allowed to have guests over again so I can try it out. 🙂