7-Layer Dip is a classic dish layered with all your favorite taco ingredients (let’s say, 7-ISH), ready to be scooped up with your favorite chips. My personal favorite is Frito scoops, but any tortilla chips are great! This recipe is very flexible and can be made in any size dish because you can easily adjust the quantity of ingredients to fit. Just remember to not make any single layer too thick because all those layers really add up and I think the best 7-layer dips have a very thin layer of each so you can easily get a little bit of everything on each bite!
Ingredients Needed (Yep, more than 7!)
- Canned refried beans
- Guacamole
- Sour Cream
- Pico de Gallo
- Shredded Cheese
- Taco Seasoning
- Green Onions
- Chopped Cilantro
- Lime
- Queso fresco or cotija
- Olives, optional
How to Make 7 Layer Dip
- Spread refried beans on the bottom of your dish
- Top with a layer of guacamole.
- Combine sour cream with taco seasoning and spread on top of guacamole, making sure to cover all of the guacamole to prevent browning.
- Layer on Pico de gallo and squeeze lime juice over it evenly. |
- Lastly, sprinkle on shredded cheese, green onions, olives (if using), and chopped cilantro.
Serving Tip:
Another fun way to serve this dip is in individual cups. Depending on the type of gathering, you might find this easier and cleaner! Layer ingredients into clear plastic cups and top with a few tortilla chips. I’ve done this for baby showers, parties, etc.
Layered Taco Dip (7-ish Layer Dip)
Ingredients
- 14 oz can refried beans any flavor
- 1 cup prepared guacamole
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 cup prepared pico de gallo
- ½ – 1 cup grated cheddar cheese jack or pepper jack are also great
- ½ cup sliced green onions
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup crumbled cotija cheese or queso fresco
- 8 oz can sliced olives (optional) drained and chopped
Instructions
- Note: Ingredients are approximate, feel free to eyeball as your heart desires! Spread refried beans in an even layer in the bottom of a 9×13-ish dish. (You can vary the size of your dish as you please!). Spread guacamole evenly over beans.
- In a separate dish, mix sour cream with 1/2 the packet of taco seasoning (you can do this to taste) and then spread mixture over guacamole layer making sure to cover it completely to avoid browning.
- Sprinkle pico de gallo over the sour cream layer and then top with cheese, onions, cilantro and cotija. Also olives if you are using.
- Serve with tortilla chips.
Questions & Reviews
I LOVE 7 layer dip! This sounds de.lic.ious!!! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
So when I make this I mix the taco seasoning in with the beans instead of the sour cream. I think without it the beans are kind of plain. My family loves it!
I was using google yesterday to try and find a good 7 layer bean dip!!! You are a MIND READER!! THANKS!
I am so excited for the calendar! Woohoo! I’m hoping my sister doesn’t even know about it yet so I can surprise her with one for her birthday in about a week (and I also hope she isn’t reading this comment!). I am also excited to see your fabulous new kitchen 🙂
Patti, I was 100% expecting some snide cilantro comments from you. You disappointed me. 🙂
🙂 My grandma thinks cilantro tastes like laundry soap!! I don’t know how she can differentiate between laundry soap and regular, but I love cilantro and make most of my mex foods extra soapy!! 😉
We’re HUGE football (and Mexican food) fanatics at my house…so guess what just made the list for food this weekend?!?! I don’t know why I never thought to add cilantro to this dish before–I add it to every other Mexican dish I make! Thanks for the post (and can’t WAIT to see the new kitchen!).
I believe this dip has just made its way onto my game day menu for tomorrow. Looks awesome! And the calendar looks fantastically cute.
I love the additions to the traditional 7-layer dip, and I cannot wait to try it!
You ladies make everything look so easy!
This sounds so good. I love dips like this for when grandkids are around. Though I do not care for guacamole I can eat it in a layered dip. ( I think it is the green color that really is what I do not like) lol Will have to give it a try. Got a granddaughter coming today for the week end and I know she loves things like this.
Karan
one of my french friends saw this recipe on my own blog and she actually made it as the main course for a fun friday night meal!! yum, yum! as always your photos are gorgeous!