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Can’t decide between ranch and French onion for your next dip? With Walmart’s Great Value French Onion Dip, you don’t have to.
Walmart’s twist on chip dip has the sour cream and onion flavor we all look for in our chip dip brands but the added tang and parsley that you’ll often find in a ranch dipping sauce. The texture is smooth and has just the right consistency for scooping up with a good ruffled potato chip.
While it’s not the most traditional take on a classic dip, it earned universal praise from our Test Kitchen for its versatility. “This is a wonderful mix of chip dip and ranch,” explains Sarah. “I’d use it for chips or for dunking fresh veggies.”
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Sometimes you just crave a hearty dip—even one that could double as a spread for your next sammie. If that’s what you’re in the mood for, head to Target for their Good & Gather Classic Onion Dip.
This dip is thick, but that’s because it’s made with cream cheese in addition to sour cream. Target’s twist on French onion dip is also loaded with plenty of caramelized onions and a hint of soy sauce which give it a wonderful umami flavor, according to Josh.
“For sure chips are going to chip in this dip,” says Sarah. “But it’s worth it for the taste!”
Testing Chip Dip Brands
Sure, you can dunk your chip into all sorts of dips from guacamole to hummus to million-dollar dip, but there’s one that reigns supreme: onion dip. This dip is essentially a combination of sour cream and onion—whether that’s roasted or powdered. Occasionally garlic and herbs get stirred in as well.
For this taste test, our team gathered up all the onion-filled chip dip brands they could find—nine in all. Each was tested and judged in three categories:
- Appearance:Â While the base of this dip is sour cream, our team wanted to find brands that looked like they had a little something going on. Flecks of onion and herbs are a bonus.
- Texture:Â The texture of a good chip dip should be smooth and creamy. It shouldn’t be so thick that it breaks your chip.
- Flavor:Â French onion dip should taste like the perfect blend of sour cream, onion and salt. It’s that simple!
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