Taco Salad Dip Recipe
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Taco Salad Dip Recipe
Description
To prepare Taco Salad Dip, lean ground beef is browned and drained as needed. Taco seasoning mixed with water is stirred into the cooked beef and allowed to cool. Meanwhile, a smooth blend of cottage cheese, cream cheese, and salsa is prepared in a food processor. The seasoned beef is spread in a baking dish or ramekins, topped with the creamy cheese mixture, and sprinkled with finely shredded cheddar cheese.
Fresh, crisp shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and optionally diced avocado and cilantro are layered on top, providing brightness and texture. Serving with taco chips or firm tortillas completes the dish. Lime juice may be squeezed over avocado to prevent browning if preparing in advance.
This dip captures the essence of taco salad ingredients layered into a convenient, scoopable form, balancing creamy, savory, and fresh elements.
Ingredients
- 1 taco seasoning mix we bought Original Taco by McCormick, package
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 lb ground beef I purchased 7% fat, lean
- 1 cream cheese 8 oz package
- 1 cup cottage cheese any size curd
- 1 cup salsa we used our roasted salsa, but you can use any salsa
- 2 cups cheddar cheese medium, finely shredded, 8 oz
- 2 cups lettuce shredded
- 2 cups tomato finely chopped
- 1 avocado diced, optional
- cilantro optional, for garnish
- taco chips or any kind of firm tortillas to serve
Instructions
- In a large skillet, brown ground beef (No need to add oil). Drain with a paper-towel if there is excess liquid. My lean 7% beef didn't have any extra juices to drain.
- Combine 1 packet of taco seasoning mix with 1/4 cup water. Once the beef is fully cooked, stir the taco seasoning mix into the beef and remove from heat to cool down.
- In the bowl of a food processor, blend 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 package cream cheese and 1 cup salsa until well combined and smooth.
- Spread beef into the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass baking pan, or into individual glass ramekins. Top the meat with the blended cream cheese mixture.
- Sprinkle evenly with finely grated cheese. Top with sliced lettuce, diced tomatoes, avocado and cilantro (if using). If you aren't serving right away, you might squeeze some lime juice over your avocado to keep it from browning, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with Taco chips; naturally.
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