Two versions of the famous Tex-Mex 7-Layer Dip to make for your next party. One quick and easy version and one more sophisticated one for when you have a little bit more time on hand.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican, TexMex
Keyword 7-Layer Dip, Layer DIp
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 0 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Calories 182kcal
Ingredients
Simple Version
1cuprefried beans
1Tbspsalsa roja
1avocado
1/2lime
1/2cupsour cream
1/3cupshredded cheddar cheese
2diced Roma tomatoes or tomatoes on the vine
2sliced scallions
2Tbspsliced black olives
2Tbspcilantro leaves
sea salt
pepper
Sophisticated Version
1cuprefried beans
0.5lbslean ground beef
1Tbspsalsa roja
1avocado
2Tbspfinely chopped red onion
2Tbspfinely chopped jalapeño pepper
2Tbspchopped cilantro
1/2lime
1roma tomato or vine tomato
1/4cupcoarsely chopped white onion
2Tbspcoarsely chopped Jalapeño pepper
2Tbspchopped cilantro
1/2lime
1/2cupsour cream
1/3cupshredded cheddar cheese
2Tbspsliced black olives
sea salt
pepper
Instructions
Simple Version: Mash the avocado in a small bowl and season with juice of half a lime and sea salt and pepper to taste.Then in a clear container layer refried beans, then mashed avocado, then sour cream, then shredded cheese, then diced tomatoes and sliced scallions, then sliced olives and a few leaves of cilantro for garnish.
Sophisticated Version:Preheat a large pan over medium heat and once hot add a drizzle of oil and brown the ground beef in it. Season the beef with sea salt, pepper, and at the end salsa roja. Once cooked through set aside to cool down.Prepare guacamole by mashing the avocado, then add finely chopped red onion, jalapeño pepper, and cilantro and season with juice of 1/2 a lime and sea salt and pepper.Prepare the pico de gallo by dicing the tomato, then add coarsely chopped white onion, jalapeño, and cilantro and season with juice of 1/2 a lime and sea salt and pepper.Then in a clear container layer refried beans, then guacamole, then sour cream, then shredded cheese, then pico de gallo, then sliced black olives.
Dip tortilla chips into your dip and scoop up as much as possible and enjoy!