Derek Jacobson

Derek Jacobson is the home cook behind Dinner Endeavor. He shares easy, dependable dinner recipes for busy weeknights: short ingredient lists, clear steps, and make-ahead tips that work in a normal home kitchen. Outside the kitchen he runs a small digital marketing business and has spent years working with food brands to help them share their recipes online.
Bacon cheeseburger dip in a cast iron skillet topped with cheddar, pickles, tomatoes and green onions, with chips and slider buns

Bacon Cheeseburger Dip

This bacon cheeseburger dip tastes like a loaded burger in a skillet. Ground beef, crispy bacon and melty cheddar bake in a creamy base with a little ketchup and mustard. Top it with pickles and tomatoes and it eats like dinner.

Loaded supreme pizza dip in a cast iron skillet with pepperoni, olives, peppers and basil, a breadstick pulling melted mozzarella

Loaded Supreme Pizza Dip

This loaded supreme pizza dip is built in layers, just like a pizza. A creamy ricotta and cream cheese base goes on the bottom, then marinara, Italian sausage, pepperoni, peppers and olives, all under melted mozzarella.

Hot spinach artichoke dip with a golden bubbly cheese top and a toasted bread slice scooping dip

Cheesy Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip

This cheesy hot spinach artichoke dip uses frozen spinach and canned artichokes, so you can make it straight from the pantry. Mozzarella and Parmesan melt into a creamy base, and a quick broil at the end gives it a golden top.

Baked jalapeño popper dip with a golden panko crust, bacon and fresh jalapeño slices, a chip scooping out cheesy dip

Baked Jalapeño Popper Dip

This baked jalapeño popper dip has everything you love about poppers without stuffing a single pepper. Creamy cheese, crispy bacon and fresh jalapeños bake under a buttery Parmesan crumb topping until bubbly.

Creamy slow cooker sausage queso with diced tomatoes and cilantro, a tortilla chip lifting a cheesy scoop

Slow Cooker Sausage Queso

This slow cooker sausage queso is the dip people hover over at every party. Browned breakfast sausage goes into a pot of white American cheese, pepper jack and diced tomatoes with green chiles. It melts smooth, stays scoopable and keeps warm for hours.