
Chipped Beef Dip Recipe
This hot chipped beef dip recipe is seasoned with savory dried beef, bell pepper and pecans with cream cheese base (we used dairy free). Serve it warm with your favorite crackers for a perfect holiday appetizer.

Why I love this chipped beef dip recipe
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Mine was wonderful but a little bittersweet since my husband is back in France without me. Luckily, I got to spend time with my family here in Wisconsin and we had lots of snow.
Old Philadelphia pecan dip is something that we only had at Christmas time when I was growing up (at least that’s the only time I remember having it), but it would make a great appetizer/party dip for any day of the year.
It was something that I never ate when I was actually a kid, but I remember it always being there and now that I’m older, I love it.
If you like this recipe, you have to try my dairy free buffalo chicken dip and fried pickle dip. Readers also love my 3 ingredient vegan queso and my hot spinach artichoke dip. You might also want to try this dairy free ranch dip and refried bean dip.
Ingredients:
Making changes to a recipe can result in recipe failure. Any substitutions listed below are simple changes that I believe will work in this recipe, but results are not guaranteed.
- Dried chipped beef – You should be able to find this in the deli section at your grocery store. If not, try a local butcher.
- Dairy free cream cheese – I normally use Violife vegan cream cheese. I find that it works the best in heated dips.
- Mayonnaise – I haven’t tested this with vegan mayo, but you should be able to swap this to make the recipe egg free.

Frequently asked questions
More dairy free appetizers: beer battered onion straws / hot honey lemon pepper wings / relish tray / smoked deviled eggs / bacon wrapped chicken bites

Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 8 ounces dairy free cream cheese (227g, softened)
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 1/2 ounces dried beef (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
- 2 tablespoon dried onion flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Instructions
- Mise en place. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Bring the cream cheese to room temperature (or close to it), and chop the peppers and dried beef.If you need to chop your pecans, do that too. But I recommend buying pecan pieces that are already chopped to make this even easier.
- Assemble the dip. In a mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and mayonnaise until combined. Add the dried beef, bell pepper, onion, garlic and salt.Mix until combined. Transfer the mixture to a pie plate and top with pecans.
- Bake until warm. Pop the pie plate into the oven and bake for 15 – 20 minutes, or until the dip is warmed throughout and bubbling along the edges.
- Serve warm with crackers, chips or toasted baguette slices.
This is my favorite dip!!
I’m so glad you like it!
I have made this several times. It is wonderful and you would like to eat it with a spoon!! Make sure to double recipe.
Where would I find dried beef?
I found dried beef in the refrigerated meat section near the bacon and hot dogs and pepperoni. Chipped beef is another name that you could find it under – it is the same thing as dried beef. I have also heard that you can buy it in a jar, but I haven’t done that before. I hope that helps!
Oh my, I was picturing a sweet dip until I saw dried beef and peppers on the ingredient list…interesting. I’ll try anything once, so I’m hoping my family will enjoy it as much as yours!
I love waking up everyday because I get to learn something new. I’ve never heard of pecan dip before. Looks amazing and even though I’ve never tried it, I can totally see why people associate it with Christmas time and holidays. I bet it goes great with a cup of hot chocolate. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Cheers!
I used jalapenos instead of green peppers, very good dip. Will take it to parties its that good. Thanks