7 layer dip - Cielito Lindo
An appetizer packed with flavor! Easy to make and everyone will love it.
Equipment
- 1 9x13 glass pan
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 3 tbsp sofrito* (can be from a jar or home-made)
- 16 oz pack of 60-second microwavable refried beans*
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 16 oz jar of salsa
- 3 cups shredded Mexican style cheese
- 1 half iceberg lettuce*
- 1 tomato
- 1 pack of sazon knorr
- .5 beef bouillon cube or packet
Instructions
- Preheat over to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium size skillet begin cooking ground beef.
- Add sofrito, sazon and bouillon to ground beef and continue cooking.
- While beef cooks, spread softened cream cheese on the bottom of a 9x13" pan for your first layer.
- Place refried beans packet in the microwave. Once warm, spread over the cream cheese for your second layer.
- For the third layer, drain the ground beef and place over refried beans.
- Spread salsa evenly over the ground beef.
- Add shredded cheese over the salsa for the next layer.
- Place in the oven for 7 minutes or until cheese melts.
- While the dip is in the oven, chop lettuce and tomato.
- Once the dip is out of the oven, spread lettuce then tomato on top for your last two layers.
- Serve with tortilla chips.
- ¡Buen provecho from The Happy Wookiee!
Notes
Notes:
- If you do not have sazon and/or bouillon, you can use any seasoning packet at hand (e.g.Mexican style) or simply season to taste.
- If I have time, I prefer to use canned refried beans and warm them on the stovetop. Of course this implies another dish to wash but it's worth it sometimes. Also, if you do not have refried beans at hand, you can make your own from canned beans. You can find my recipe here.
- For those who are not fans of iceberg lettuce, it can easily be replaced with spinach leaves. It looks beautiful and adds another layer of flavor.