Great party appetizer, game day snack or a fun side dish on taco night.Made with healthier ingredients you can feel good about eating!.Packed with flavor and so easy to make.So simple.Healthier 7 Layer Spicy Taco Dip made with Greek yogurt, hummus, fresh guacamole, chunky salsa, homemade taco seasoning and all the fun toppings! Super easy to make and always a crowdpleaser!Įating healthy definitely doesn’t have to be boring and this lightened-up 7 layer spicy taco dip brings all the flavor! Spicy hummus takes the place of refried beans typically used in 7 layer dip recipes and we are swapping out the sour cream with protein-packed Greek yogurt mixed with taco seasoning to really bring all these flavors together! The other layers include fresh guacamole, chunky salsa, and shredded Mexican cheese along with all the fun toppings! Why You’ll Love this Recipe Lastly, top with cubes of avocado and sliced green onions. Then sprinkle with shredded cheese and chopped lettuce. Top with the cooked ground beef and then chopped tomatoes. Spread cream cheese mixture into the bottom of your serving dish. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the edges of the bowl and stir until combined. In a small bowl combine the taco seasoning with 1 brick of softened cream cheese. So lessoned learned, cut the salt in half or even down to 1/4 teaspoon if you want, before adding it to the dip. I tend to like things on the saltier side, but this was a bit much. I was standing there wondering why it wasn’t disappearing, like it should? IT’S TACO DIP! Until I tasted it. Years ago when I made it for a party, not thinking that a teaspoon of kosher salt might be perfect for ground beef but is a lot for 8 ounces of cream cheese. The only thing that I do differently with the taco seasoning, is to cut back on the salt. Cool completely, meanwhile chop the lettuce, tomatoes, slicing the green onions and shredding the cheese. Prior to starting the dip, cook a pound of lean ground beef until no longer pink and drain off all the fat. 1 cup chopped iceberg or romaine lettuce.1/2 cup shredded cheese (I use 1/4 cup each sharp cheddar and Monterrey Jack).1 to 2 roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped.1 pound cooked lean ground beef, drained and cooled.1 (8 ounce) brick cream cheese, softened.To Make This 7-Layer Taco Dip You Will Need: It’s so simple to throw together and once it’s finished all you need to do is grab a bag of your favorite tortilla chips and dip, eat and repeat. If you find your self looking for an appetizer to serve or bring this 4th of July, let this be it. Besides flavoring the cream cheese, it also gives this dip a taco-esque color and in turn, you can distinctly taste the ground beef separate from the cream cheese, which we like. In my dip, I like to use my homemade taco seasoning mix in the cream cheese. My good friend Heidi makes a mean taco dip, in fact I sort of adapted my recipe from hers. In all reality, there most likely isn’t a wrong way to layer this taco dip, but of course, I have a favorite. Some call for sour cream instead of cream cheese, some recipes have guacamole instead of cubed avocado– the list goes on. There’s a plethora of optional ingredients and different ways in which you can layer. Seven layers of taco goodness, piled on top of each other and enjoyed with crispy tortilla chips. Not only is it easy to whip up but it’s loved by all! Simply serve with tortilla chips and watch it disappear!ħ-layer taco dip is one of the easiest of all the dips to pull together. This 7-Layer Taco Dip is a classic appetizer, but ditching the packet and using a homemade taco seasoning in the cream cheese sets this dip apart from all the rest.
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