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Why You’ll Love My Recipe
Creamy, rich, and packed full of flavour, this bean dip is sure to become a family favourite.
For more great bean dip recipes, why not make 7 Layer Bean Dip or this White Bean Ranch, Bacon & Cheddar Dip instead? And don’t forget to make your own taco seasoning to use with this and other recipes.
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This is a very easy recipe.
- Total Time: It takes approximately 40 minutes to make this dip.
- Variations: Use your favourite cheese for this recipe. Try something with hot peppers mixed in or something that melts extra well. Add extra hot sauce or skip it entirely, depending on your own personal tastes.
- Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need a medium bowl, an 8×10 or 9×13 baking dish, a grater, measuring cups, a spoon, a cutting board, and a knife.
What You’ll Need For Ingredients
Refried Beans: They may not look appealing, but the smooth texture of the refried beans make this dip rich and creamy. They’re also loaded with protein and iron and all that good stuff.
Taco Seasoning: You can make your own taco seasoning for this recipe, or use whichever type you happen to find at the store. Either way, you can easily adjust the level of spice to your own preference.
Cheese: This recipe calls for cheddar and Monterey Jack specifically, but you can use whichever cheeses you like. Try a nacho blend or one of those cheddars with ghost peppers blended in if you like heat. As for the cream cheese portion, you should be able to use a full or lowered fat version, or even a plant-based alternative without changing the results.
Sour Cream: Whichever percentage of fat you prefer for your sour cream will work great in this recipe. You may just want to adjust the exact amount so you don’t end up with a more liquidy dip if you are using a lower fat product.
How To Make This Quick and Easy Bean Dip
This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese and sour cream until smooth and creamy.
- Mix in refried beans, hot sauce, taco seasoning, green onions, half or the cheddar cheese and half of the Monterey Jack cheese.
- Spoon the dip into a baking pan. Top with remaining cheese and garnish with parsley.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes, until cheese is slightly browned.
- Serve hot with chips.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making The Best Bean Dip
Other Possibilities: Stir in some Rotel tomatoes, seasoned diced tomatoes, or a bit of your favourite salsa to give this dip some tomato flavour. Chop up some sweet peppers to mix in or sprinkle on top. Add some pickled jalapenos or banana peppers for a bit of crunchy heat. Puree some canned white beans to mix in if you want even more ban flavour.
Add Meat: If you’d like to add a protein to round this out into a meal, you can add some ground beef or sausage. Ground chicken, turkey, or pork would work as well. If you’d like to have it fit in the pan with the other ingredients, stick to about ½ a pound. Cook until browned, then mix in with the dip or add as a layer between the base mixture and the toppings.
Storage Instructions
Fridge: This dip will be best fresh out of the oven, but once it’s fully cooled you can store the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for 3-4 days. It may start to separate or get watery, but you can give it a stir and keep using it.
Freezer: While you are of course welcome to try freezing leftover dip, the amount of dairy in this recipe makes it unlikely to defrost well. If you don’t mind the change in texture, you can defrost it, give it a good stir, top it with more shredded cheese, and reheat it in the oven.
More Delicious Dip Recipes
Looking for more great dip recipes?
Try this Chili Cheese Dip or a classic Rotel Dip, The BEST Velveeta Cheese Dip.
Craving something less cheesy? Make this Dill Dip or a Meat Lover’s Pizza Dip.
For dessert, try Kahlua Cheesecake Dip or Cream Cheese Fruit Dip.
There it is, everyone. A quick and easy dip that is perfect for taco night or any night you’re craving nachos. Try it out and let me know what you think.
Happy Cooking!
Karlynn
Quick and Easy Bean Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 16 ounces refried beans
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- 8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
- 8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 5 drops hot pepper sauce, optional
- parsley, fresh chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F.
- In a medium bowl, blend the cream cheese and sour cream until creamy and smooth. If the cream cheese is at room temperature there won't be any lumps in the dip.
- Mix in the refried beans, taco seasoning, hot pepper sauce, green onions, half of the Cheddar cheese and half of the Monterey Jack cheese.
- Spoon the dip into an 8×12 or 9×13 baking dish. Top with the remaining Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses and garnish with parsley.
- Bake in the preheated oven 20 to 30 minutes, until cheese is slightly browned.
- Remove and serve hot with chips!
Notes
- Add as much or as little hot sauce as you prefer!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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