American Flag 7-Layer Dip

One of everyone's favorite 4th of July appetizers! A taco dip filled with beans, guacamole, salsa, and sour cream.

Servings: (1 cup) servings

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 20

Assembly Time 7

Total Time 27

Equipment

skillet
Wooden spoon
Bowl
Measuring cups and spoons
Whisk or handheld mixer (for the cream cheese mixture)
9x13 Inch Casserole Dish
1-inch star cookie cutter

Ingredients

1 pound 80/20 ground beef
2 packs taco seasoning, divided
4 ounces cream cheese, cubed and softened
2 cups sour cream
1⅕ cups refried beans
1 (4.5 ounce) can of diced green chilis
2 cups guacamole
2 cup salsa
2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
2 slices mozzarella cheese
1½ cups fresh diced tomato
3 tablespoons sliced black olives
1 cup blue corn chips (plus more for dipping!)

Instructions

Season and brown the beef. Add the beef to a large heavy bottom skillet. Cook the beef until browned and cooked through, crumbling it as you go. Turn off the heat, drain the grease from the beef, and stir in one taco seasoning packet. Set aside.
Cut out stars. Cut stars out of the sliced mozzarella cheese.
Beat. In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sour cream, and remaining taco seasoning packet until smooth.
Layer. In a 9X13 casserole dish, layer (in order) the refried beans, cooked ground beef, green chilis, sour cream mixture, guacamole, salsa, and pepper jack.
Make it a flag. Arrange the black olives in the top left corner where the blue of the American flag would be. Make rows of tomatoes (like the stripes on a flag) over the white pepper jack layer. Layer the chips over the olives to prevent the chips from getting soggy sitting on salsa and cheese. Place stars over the chips.

Notes

Should I eat patriotic taco dip warm or cold?

You can enjoy this fun appetizer warm or cold.

Storage Instructions:

Once everyone is done munching on this delectable dip, cover the casserole dish with a double layer of plastic wrap or transfer the leftovers to an airtight container. The chips might get a little soggy but you can store the dip in the fridge for up to 4 days.