Taco Dip – A Lovely Mess

This simple taco dip is principally adjoining to what my sister-in-law calls “love dip.” So, to me, that is the sort of dip to make for a yard BBQ or throw collectively simply earlier than getting on a ship for a day on the lake.

Taco dip is fabricated from three fundamental elements (cream cheese, bitter cream, taco seasoning), however then will get dressed up with any and all toppings you would possibly placed on a taco.

You’ll be able to hold it easy, or you will get fancy. I’ll share some ideas and variations for each. This taco dip recipe can be the sort of factor Elsie and I name “Pinterest mother meals” as a result of it’s easy (fundamental?) however 100% a crowd-pleaser.

It’s precisely the sort of factor you’d discover on the desk at a household celebration at my grandma’s home rising up, proper subsequent to the Rotel cheese dip within the crock pot.

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Components

• Cream cheese
• Bitter cream
• Taco seasoning – purchase a packet or make your personal
• Cheese – cheddar or pepper jack
• Lettuce
• Tomatoes
• Black olives

Learn how to Make Taco Dip

Put together the topping elements by shredding the cheese (if it isn’t already), chopping up the tomatoes, olives, and shredding the lettuce.

In a mixing bowl, stir collectively the softened cream cheese, bitter cream, and taco seasoning. If you’re utilizing some other seasonings, add them now as nicely.

Unfold this combination right into a pie pan or 8×8 sq. baking dish. Different serving dishes can work too, however the quantity this recipe makes match nicely in these sized dishes, so hold that in thoughts.

High with the cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, and some other elements you could be utilizing. Serve chilled with chips.

Taco dip may be saved within the fridge, coated, for a day or two. However the lettuce will start to wilt and the combination of elements can get mushy, so this dip is finest served the day it’s made.

Additions & Substitutions

• Generally I’ll add extra spices past taco seasoning to the cream cheese/bitter cream base of this dip. Concepts embody: cayenne, sizzling sauce, adobo pepper and sauce, or lime juice.
• If you wish to make a lighter model, you need to use decreased fats cream cheese (or non- dairy cream cheese) and Greek yogurt as a substitute of bitter cream.
• Generally I’ll add or change a number of the toppings for this dip. Concepts embody: completely different sorts of cheeses (crumbly cotija, or a smoky cheddar, and so forth.), sliced jalapeño, black beans, Mexican rice, avocado, and even some cooked and seasoned floor beef.

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