A few years ago one of my best friends Catalina made this dip for a party and everyone loved it. She then had to make this dip for countless parties afterward because everyone always requested it. To this day it is still a party staple among all of our friends. She showed me how to make it all those years ago and everywhere I have taken this seven layer it gets gobbled up! This is a great dip where you can customize it to your tastes, like take off cilantro or tomatoes etc, but to me I think all the ingredients together (even if they are more then seven) are what make this dip so good!
First step is to get all your ingredients prepared ahead of time so you can layer everything all at once. Chop your tomatoes, olives, green onions and cilantro, set aside.
Layer on a 12X9 baking dish evenly with a baking spatula or large spoon.
Ingredients are listed from bottom up, so beans go on the bottom of a baking dish.
refried beans, I prefer Rosarita large can
guacomole, about 1 1/2 cups, I the pre-pack Wholly Guacamole found in the deli section
sour cream, 16 oz. a whole medium size container
shredded Mexican cheese blend about 1 1/2 cup
tomatoes 2 medium or one large chopped
chopped black olives about 2 tablespoons
green onions sliced, about 4
cilantro about 1/2 cup chopped
Feel free to use this recipe as a starter recipe, and add extras, like ground beef on the bottom layer or jalapenos on top! Serve with tortilla chips for dipping. One tip: wipe the sides of the dish as you layer so the layers can really be seen for presentation purposes! You cannot go wrong with this, it is so much better then store bought!!!
Tags: 7 layer bean dip, Appetizer
