PrintCook the Book: Seven-Layer Bean Dip
Alright. It's my belief that you can't have a football party—and especially not a Super Bowl party—without a seven-layer bean dip. This dip doesn't mess around, so use extra-thick tortilla chips or Fritos for dipping.
Seven-Layer Bean Dip
- makes 9 cups -
Adapted from The Tex-Mex Cookbook by Robb Walsh.
Ingredients
For the bean dip:
1 1/4 cup chopped red pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 cups (or one 16-ounce can) cold refried beans
For the seven-layer dip:
2 1/2 cups bean dip (see above)
1 1/2 cups guacamole
1 cup chopped green onions
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 large, chopped, very ripe tomato (approx. 2 cups)
1 cup sliced black olives
1 1/2 cups grated Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese
Tortilla chips for dipping
Procedure
For the bean dip: Put the red bell pepper, onion, vinegar, garlic powder, Tabasco sauce, and chili powder in a food processor and pulse a few times until the peppers and onions are minced. Add the beans and puree until well combined.
In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, layer the bean dip, then guacamole, then chopped green onions and sour cream. Sprinkle chili powder evenly over the sour cream. Add a layer of chopped tomato and sliced olives. Finish with a layer of grated cheese. Refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes before serving with chips.
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2 Comments:
Don't let me sit next to this at your party or no one else will get any.
Lauren Krueger at 5:05PM on 01/30/08
I've never made 7 Layer Dip before. From what I knew about it previously, this is not the avg. recipe. It did take me a while to prepare this dish, but I also made the guacamole...well, sort of...I used a pkgd. seasoning adding 2 avocados to the mix. The recipe called for a 13" X 9" pan, but w/ my exp., I wished I'd used a taller, smaller dish instead. Measurement-wise, the diff. layers didn't seem to easily cover the layer beneath. But I also understand the concept of dipping one's chip into the dip & grabbing the flavor of ea. of the 7 layers. The chili powder seems a bit much, but then again, I'm waiting for the unveiling this evening to taste-test this. I'm very xcited re: this dish tonight as I'd never made bean dip before. Thank goodness for my Cuisinart!!! The bean dip is delicious & would be great solo next time! Thx so much for the recipe!
Nugget at 12:31PM on 02/03/08