7 Layer Bean Dip is a gluten free hor d'oeuvre. This recipe makes 8 servings with 198 calories, 7g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up if you can get it crema mexicana, refried beans, bacon fat optional, and a few other things to make it today. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Super Bowl.
Instructions
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Heat the refried beans in a medium sauté pan or cast iron skillet. Stir in enough water to get a creamy, easily dip-able consistency, about 1/4 of a cup. The taste of refried beans is greatly enhanced by bacon fat; we'll add a teaspoon to canned beans or a tablespoon or more to taste if we are making the beans from scratch. If you don't have bacon fat, you can cook up a strip of bacon, chop it up fine and add that to the beans. If you are trying to avoid pork, note that most canned refried beans are made with added lard, so check the ingredients. You can use olive oil instead, to help the consistency of the beans.
Ingredients you will need
Refried Beans
Beans
Bacon
Olive Oil
Water
Lard
Pork
Dip
Equipment you will use
Frying Pan
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Mix in the chipotle chili powder (or Tabasco, or adobo, or regular chili powder) and cumin to taste. Note that the avocados and the sour cream will cool down the spiciness of the beans considerably, so you can afford to be a bit more spicy than you might think. Stir in salt to taste, depending on how salted your refried beans are to begin with, and depending on how salty the tortilla chips are that you are serving with the dip.2 Once the beans are hot and bubbly, spread them over the bottom of a warmed serving dish. Immediately add the shredded cheese so that the heat from the beans helps melt the cheese. (The cheese doesn't need to be completely melted, but even if it is just a little, it will help the dip stay on the chip.)3
Ingredients you will need
Chili Powder
Cheese
Tortilla Chips
Refried Beans
Sour Cream
Avocado
Tabasco Sauce
Dip
Beans
Cumin
Salt
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Layer on the chopped green chilies, chopped avocado, chopped tomato. Spoon on the sour cream (or crema Mexicana, crema fresca, or even cream fraiche). Top with sliced green onions and olives.