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7 Layer dip in a 9x13 glass baking dish with red salsa.

Get the Recipe: Mexican 7 Layer Taco Dip (with beef)

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7 Layer Dip (with meat) is a fully customizable and crowd appeasing appetizer perfect for any get together with seasoned beef, refried beans, three types of cheese, and loaded with your favorite toppings.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 16 servings

Ingredients
 

  • 1 lb ground beef, cooked
  • 4 tablespoons taco seasoning, divided
  • 16 ounces refried beans
  • 8 ounces sour cream
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 ½ cups shredded Mexican cheese
  • 1 ½ cups shredded lettuce, washed
  • 2 roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1 medium white onion , diced (can also use yellow, green or purple onion)

Instructions
 

  • Cook one pound of ground beef on stovetop on medium heat until there is no pink. Add 2 tablespoons taco seasoning and 3-4 tablespoons water. Mix together. Set to side.
  • Layer 1 - Spread refried beans as the first layer into bottom of 9x13 glass dish. (NOTE: Not all refried beans are the same. Look at the refried bean image above in the post as a reference. If your refried beans look thick and gelatin-like (image on the left), you will need to add 1/3 cup water or milk to the refried beans, and microwave for 45-60 seconds (or heat on the stovetop in a medium sized pan on low heat). Stir the mixture together well. Otherwise, the refried beans will be too thick to scoop with a tortilla chip and will break. *If your refried beans looks almost like a thick puree (like the image on the right), you can skip this step and simply spread the refried beans as the first layer into the bottom of a 9x13 glass dish.)
  • Layer 2 - Spread seasoned beef. on top of the layer of seasoned beef.
  • Layer 3 - Warm 4 ounces cream cheese in a microwave safe bowl for 15-25 seconds. Add 8 ounces of sour cream. Use a hand-held mixer to blend both cheeses together until light and creamy. Add 2 tablespoons taco seasoning. Mix together. Spread layer over seasoned beef.
  • Layer 4 - Sprinkle 1 and 1/2 cups shredded cheese evenly on top of refried beans.
  • Layer 5 - Spread 2 cups shredded lettuce.
  • Layer 6 & 7 - Top next layers with toppings of your choice. In the pictures above, the next layers are tomatoes, diced white onion and diced purple onion.
  • Refrigerate for at least 60 minutes before serving.
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Course: Appetizer
Calories: 158kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 10g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 40mg, Sodium: 342mg, Potassium: 166mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 426IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 158mg, Iron: 1mg
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