Smoky Chipotle Layered Taco Dip
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Smoky Chipotle Layered Taco Dip
Description
This layered taco dip builds flavor by first cooking ground beef without added oil and seasoning it with an array of spices including cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and chipotle chili powder for a smoky, mildly spicy profile. The beef is cooled before layering to maintain texture and prevent mixing between layers.
The base layer consists of warming refried beans spread evenly on the serving dish. A creamy layer of sour cream combined with salsa verde adds moisture and tang, spread carefully to leave a border for presentation. The seasoned beef is then sprinkled over this, followed by sharp cheddar cheese, chopped tomato, shredded lettuce, pickled onion, fresh cilantro, and thinly sliced green onion.
This dip offers multiple textures from creamy beans and sour cream to hearty beef, crisp vegetables, and tangy pickled onions, balanced by smoky and spicy notes from the seasoned meat. Served chilled or at room temperature with tortilla chips, it suits casual entertaining where guests can scoop as desired.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces ground beef or turkey
- 1 teaspoon cumin ground
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- salt kosher salt
- black pepper kosher salt
- 1 (14 ounce ) refried beans canned
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup salsa verde
- 1 cup cheddar cheese freshly grated, sharp
- ½ cup tomato chopped
- 1 cup lettuce shredded
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- 4 green onion thinly sliced
- onion for topping, pickled
- tortilla chips for serving
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. With ground beef, I rarely add any oil to the skillet because it tends to be fattier. If needed, you can add 1 teaspoon of olive oil (of your oil of preference). Once the skillet is hot, add the ground beef and break it apart with a wooden spoon.
- Cook, stirring and breaking apart the beef often, until it begins to brown. Add in the cumin, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, and a big pinch of salt and pepper. Stir well to disperse all the seasonings. Cook until the beef is just browned. I let this cool until room temperature.
- I like to heat the beans in a saucepan so they are creamy and smooth. Spread the beans on a large plate, platter or in an 8x8 baking dish.
- In a bowl, stir together the sour cream and salsa verde. Spread the sour cream on top of the beans. I like to leave a small border of the beans along the edge, so I don’t spread the sour cream on the entire top.
- Sprinkle the crumbled beef all over the sour cream layer. Sprinkle the cheddar all over the ground beef.
- Top with the tomatoes and shredded lettuce. Add on the green onions and cilantro. Top with the pickled onions and serve!
- You can assemble this ahead of time and store it in the fridge. I like to add the tomatoes, lettuce, green onions and pickled onions right before serving, so they look super vibrant and fresh.
- Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy!
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Overall Rating
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