Description
A festive, layered taco dip featuring seasoned beef, cream cheese, and a decorative sour cream spiderweb. Perfect for Halloween parties and easy to assemble.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream (for the base layer)
- 1 can (16 oz) refried beans
- 1 cup salsa
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1 cup sour cream (for the web)
- 6–8 black olives, sliced
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat. Drain fat, stir in taco seasoning and a splash of water, then simmer until thickened. Let cool slightly.
- Mix softened cream cheese with 1/2 cup of sour cream until smooth. Spread as the first layer in a shallow dish.
- Spread refried beans evenly over the cream cheese layer.
- Add the seasoned ground beef over the beans, pressing down firmly.
- Spoon salsa over the beef and sprinkle with shredded cheddar and sliced green onions.
- Place remaining sour cream in a piping bag or plastic bag with a snipped corner. Pipe five concentric circles from the center outward.
- Use a toothpick to drag the sour cream from the center to the edge in 8 directions to create a web.
- Place one olive slice in the center and create legs with thin olive strips.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Layering
- Cuisine: American-Mexican Fusion