Low Country Hot Dip - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. finely chopped onion
1/2 c. finely chopped green pepper
5 green onions, chopped
1 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
16 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
1 c. mayonnaise
3/4 c. chopped pecans
1 (5 oz.) jar dried beef, chopped
1 large round of bread

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Saute onion, bell pepper and green onions in butter in a small frying pan over low heat until the vegetables are soft, but not brown, about 5 minutes.
Transfer to a large mixing bowl and add the Worcestershire, garlic salt and cream cheese and mix well.
Add the mayonnaise, pecans and dried beef and mix well.
Cut a slice off the top of the loaf of bread to serve as a lid.
Remove enough of the inside of the loaf to form a cavity large enough to hold the cream cheese mixture.
Pour the mixture into the cavity.
Replace the lid.
Wrap the loaf completely in aluminum foil and place it on a baking sheet.
Bake for 1 hour.
Yields 8 to 10 servings.