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7-layer mexican dip

JBanana avatar
Recipe by
JBanana S.
@JBanana
Colorado Springs, CO

I've been making this since I was in high school which is more years than I care to count. There are 1,000s of versions of this yummy stuff but I've never strayed from tried and true. Since my husband dislikes avocados (what is wrong with him??), I often make this with my Cream Cheese Guacamole. Please enjoy!

yield 8 to 10 (Or just ME!)
prep time 20 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For 7-layer mexican dip

  • 1 can
    15 oz. refried beans
  • 1 bottle
    8 oz. taco sauce (choose your preference of spiciness)
  • 1 can
    sliced black olives (small can; drained well; optional)
  • 1
    tomato, diced
  • 1 can
    green chiles, mild (choose your preference)
  • 1 c
    guacamole (use homemade if possible, but store bought is fine, too. i like wholly guacamole)
  • 1 c
    sour cream (or to taste)
  • 3/4 c
    cheese, shredded

How To Make 7-layer mexican dip

  • 1
    Using a shallow dish or plate 8 to 10 inches across, evenly spread the beans. This is the base for your dip; you want it to be thick enough to hold up the other layers, but not so thick it breaks your chips.
  • 2
    Then layer the taco sauce, tomato, black olives in order given - or mix them up, I won't tell. LOL
  • 3
    Then stir up the guacamole really well to help in spreading it over the layers. If you have problems, mix a little sour cream in with the guacamole to thin it out.
  • 4
    Then spread the sour cream on top of the guacamole. Start with a thin layer and then add more to spread over the guacamole layer so the white of the sour cream isn't streaked with green.
  • 5
    Top with shredded cheese. Best made a few hours before serving to give the layers a chance to mingle and get to know each other.
  • 6
    HINTS: Though this is easy to double, I generally make two batches and serve in separate dishes. If I use the cream cheese guacamole recipe, I don't use as much sour cream as it gets too rich and overpowering for my tastes. You can easily adjust amounts of any ingredient to your taste. A cup of sour cream too much? Then just "frost" the top layer, etc.
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