Healthier Lipton Onion Dip
Last Updated September 3, 2024
Lipton Onion Dip. Too easy to whip up, pop open a bag of potato chips, and have a summer favorite ready to rock and roll.
Unfortunately, it’s not very healthy. At all. Reading the ingredients usually leaves me wishing I hadn’t so I can enjoy my snacking in peace. Then the recipe on the side of the Lipton box has you mix it with a tub of sour cream and dip potato chips. Yum. But ouch.
I have actually eaten this very few times in my life, growing up in a “healthy” household (thankful for that!) usually meant if I was eating onion dip, someone else had made and brought it to a party. But recently, when a friend moved away from Florence and gave me a few boxes of stuff and food, I found myself with two packets of Lipton Onion soup/dip mix. Not part of my usual diet, but hey, I’m not one to turn my nose up at free food, being an overly-budget minded person. Plus, part of the fun of having a non-American husband is getting to share with him all the joys and junk foods of America that you just can’t find in the rest of the world. Heck, Lipton probably has some ingredients that are banned in the EU, haha! And you know what? He loved it. And requested it again.
How to healthify Lipton Onion dip? Not too hard. Doesn’t cure all the wonky ingredients, but let’s say we’re righting two of three wrongs. ;)
First, potato chips are delicious, but so are veggies dipped in onion dip! Honestly, if you are an onion dip lover, you’ve probably figured this out a long time ago.
Second easy way to healthify it? Use yogurt instead of sour cream. Regular and Greek both work, as the dip thickens as it sits. (Does anyone ever actually make it the full two hours it’s supposed to sit in the fridge before eating?) I might even like it better than sour cream! Not to mention that sour cream is usually only found in the tiny Mexican food section at my local grocery store. And not refrigerated. Weird.
If you’d like a completely guilt-free Onion Dip snacking experience, try out this Copycat Lipton Onion Dip, made from scratch!
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Healthier Lipton Onion Dip
Makes about 2 cups of dip
Ingredients:
1 packet Lipton onion soup/dip
16 oz / 454g plain Greek or regular yogurt
Washed and sliced veggies, carrots, celery, cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, bell peppers, etc etc
Fresh or dried dill and onion powder, optional
Directions:
Add Lipton onion dip to yogurt and mix well.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, to thicken and let flavors meld.
Top with dill and a dash or two of onion powder, if desired, and serve with veggies. And maybe just one or two potato chips. :)